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THE 

TRAVELLER'S GUIDE: 

OR 

POCKET GAZETTEER 

OF THE 

mmttti states ; 

JiXTRACTED rpcOM THE LATEST EDITION OF M0R:4E'-^ 
UNIVERSAL GAZETTEER. 

WITH AS 

APPENDIX, 

k>VTAlNI.VG TABLES OF DISTANCES, LONGIT0DE AKD LATITODI 
^ or IMPORTANT TOWNS ; AND Of THE POPULATION, COM- 
MERCE, REVENUE, DEBT, AND VARIOUS INSTIXU- 
TIONS OF THE UNITED STATES. 

ILLUSTRATED BY A MAP, 



BY JEDIDIAH MORSE, D D. 

AND 

RICHARD C MORSE, A. M. 



NEW-HAVEN : 

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED 
BY NATHAN WHITING. . 




1823. 



DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT, si;. 

,^sj\.,0r\ Be it remembered, That on the twenty second day of 

* * March, ia the forty seventh year of tlie Independence of 

* ' •* the United Slates "of America, Jedidiah Morse ami 
'"■^'^^^ Richard C. Morse, of the said District, have deposited 

in this Oftice the title of a Book, the right whereof they claim as Au- 
thors, in the words following — to wit : 

" The Traveller's Guide, or Pocket Gazetteer of the United States ; 
*' extracted from the latest edition of Morse's Universal Gazetteer, 
" with an Appendix, containing tables of distances, longitude an(l 
'' latitude of important towns ; and of the population, commerce, re\- 
*' enue, debt, and various institutions of the United States. Illustra- 
" ted by a map. Bv Jedidiah Morse, D. D. and Richard C 
"Morse, A.M." 

In conformity to the Act of Congress of the United States, entitled 
" An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copic'? ol 
" Maps, Charts, and Books, to the Authors and Proprietors of such 
" copies, during the times therein mentioned." 

CHARLES A. INGERSOLL, 

Clerk of the District of Connecticut, 
A true copy of Record, examined and sealed by me, 
CHARLES A. INGERSOLL, 

Clerk of the District of Cmnectictft 



^"• 



• ^ PREFACE. 



Thefoiirih editionof Morse's Universal Gazetteer, ci'uhich 
this work is an abridgment, is just issued from tlie press. The basis 
of that work, in respect to what may be called the permanent geogra- 
phy of the United States, is the various Geographical Works of the 
senior Author, the information in which has been gradually collected 
during a space of nearly 40 years, partly by correspondence with 
gentlemen of the first intelligence in the different States, and partly 
by consultation of standard works as they have from timetotinif^ 
appeared. Much information has also been recently collected, by 
correspondence, and extensive personal travels. The valuable works 
which have lately been published, on various parts of the country, 
have been systematically, and, it is believed, faithfully digested. The 
sale of an edition of 3,000 copies of the Universal Gazetteer in the 
short space of fifteen months demands the grateful acknowledgments 
of the Authors. 

In a work of this general nature it is impossible to avoid error. Al! 
that can be expected of the Author is a diligent collection and faithful 
use of the best materials. To accomplish this we have spared nei- 
ther labour nor expense, yet none can be more sensible than we 
ourselves that some descriptions will be found defective and some 
statements erroneous. To the Heads of the various departments of 
the General Government, and to all the gentlemen who have oblij;- 
ingly furnished us w ith information, we tender our sincere thank.s. 
We shall be much obliged by any communications which will enable 
us to improve a future edition. 

New-Haven, April 3d, 1823. 



EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS. 



Al. for 


Alabama 


tN. C. 


Ark. 


Arkansas 


N. H. 


cap. 


capital 


N.J. 


C. H. 


court-house 


iN.W. 


CO. 


county 


N.Y. 


Ct. 


Connecticut 


Pa. 


Del. 


Delaware 


I>t. 


(list. 


district 


p-v. 


fr. 


from 


Pop. 


Ill, 


Illinois 


r. 


ind. 


Indiana 


R I. 


■^sl. 


island 


3. C. 


Ky. 


Kentucky 


sp. 


Lu. 


Louisiana 


sq. m 


in. 


miles 


Ten. 


Md. 


Maryland 


t. 


Mass, 


Massachusetts 


ter. 


Me. 


Maine 


Va. 


Miss. 


Mississippi 


Vt. 


Mo. 


Missouri 


U.S. 



North Carolina 
New Hampshire 
jNew Jersey 
ter. North west territory 
New York 
Pennsylvania 
post-to un 
post-village 
Population 
river 

Rhode Island 
South Carolina 
sea-port 
square miles 
Tennessee 
town 
territory 
Virginia 
Vermont. 
United States 



Note. — When the population is expressed without date, it is unjfet- 
btood to be according to the Census of 1820 



GENERAL DESCRIPTION 

OF THE 

UNITED STATES. 



Boundaries. The United States is bounded N. by the British do- 
minions; E. by the Atlantic ocean ; S. by the Gulf of Mexico ; S. 
W. by the Spanish dominions ; and W. by the Pacific ocean. The 
boundary on the side of the Spanish dominions, according to the 
treaty with Spain, ratified in 1821, begins on the gulf of Mexico, at 
the mouth of the river Sabine, and proceeds along the wes^t bank of 
that river to the 32d degree of N. lat. } thence, by a line due north, 
to Red river ; thence up that river to the meridian of 100° VV. Ion. 
thence due N. along that meridian to the river Arkansas; thence 
along the south bank of the Arkansas to its source, in lat. 42°, and 
thence along that parallel to the Pacific ocean. On the side of the 
British dominions, the boundary begins in the Atlantic ocean, at the 
mouth of the river St. Croix, and proceeds up that river to its source ; 
thence due north to the highlands which separate the waters falling 
into the St. Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic ; thence" 
along those highlands, in a S. VV. direction, to the parallel of 45=' N. 
lat. ; thence, along that parallel to the river St. Lawrence, and 
thence, up that river, and the great lakes Ontario, Eric, Huron, 
and Superior, to the most norlh-westeru point of the Lake of the 
"Woods. By the treaty with Great Britain in 1819, the boundary line 
proceeds from the last mentioned point, due north or south, as the 
case may be, to the parallel of 49° N. lat. and thence due west along 
that parallel to the Rocky mountains. The boundary between the 
Rocky mountains and the Pacific ocean remains-unsettled. — Including 
Florida, which has been ceded by Spain, the territory of the United 
tStates extends from 25° to 49° N. lat. and from 66° 49' to 125° W, 
Ion. embracing upwards of 2,000,000, square miles. 

Face of the coimtnj. This vast country is intersected by two prinei- 
))al ranges of mountains : the Rocky mountains in the west, which 
run across the territory in a direction nearly parallel with the coast of 
the Pacific ocean, at the distance of several hundred miles ; and the 
Alleghany mountains in the east, which runs parallel with the Atlan- 
tic coast from Georgia, through Tennessee, Virginia, and Pennsyl- 
vania, to New- York. The immense valley included between these 
two ranges of mountains, is intersected bv tlie Mississippi river which 
inins from north to south, through the whole length of the United 
States, The couutry west of the Mississippi, with few exceptioDP, rs 



- GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE UNITED STATES. 

a wilderness inhabited by savage Indians, and beyond the meridian oi 
94*^, the whites have scarcely a solitary settlement ; but the country 
on the east of the Mississippi is to a considerable extent, cultivated 
and populous. 

In that part of the United States which lies east of the Mississippi, 
the niost remarkable feature in the face of the country is the low 
plain, from 50 to 100 miles wide, which extends along the Atlantic 
coast, from the Hudson to the Mississippi, a distance of 1,600 miles. 
Beyond this plain the country rises towards the interior till it termin- 
ates in the Allca;hany or Appalachian mountains The rest of the U. 
States is agreeably diversified with hills and valiies, plains and moun- 
tains. 

Divisions. The States are usually classed under four divisions, East- 
ern, Middle, Southern, and Western. The Eastern States are those 
^vhich lie wlioll> cast of the Hudson, viz. Maine, New Hampshire, 
Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut ; the Middle 
States are those between the Hudson and the Potomac, viz. New York, 
Ne.v Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland. The Southeru 
States are those south of the Potomac, including the three on the 
Gulfof Mexico, viz. Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor- 
gia. Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. The Western States are 
those which lie wholly west of the Alleghany mountains ; viz. Ten- 
nessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri. The ter- 
ritories are under governors appointed by Congress. The District of 
Columbia is a tiact 10 miles square around the city of Washington, 
under the immediate government of Congress. 

Soil and productions. The soil of the low country, except on the 
hanks of creeks and rivers, is sandy and barren ; but the remainder 
of tlie country has generally a strong fertile soil, capable of support- 
ing a dense population. The principal production of the states south 
of Kentucky and Virginia is cotton. Tobacco is raised in large 
quantities in Maryland and Virginia. Wheat is the staple production 
of the Middle and Western States. Rice is cultivated to a consider- 
able extent in the swamps of Georgia and the Carolinas, and the 
sugar cane flourishes in Louisiana. 

Commerce, Shipj^ing, and Mamtfactures. The commerce of the U. 
States consists principally in the exchange of agricultural produce for 
the manufactures of other parts of the world, and the production of 
tro{)ical climates. The whole value of exports in 1821, was p]4jD14:,- 
382, of which ^45,671, 894 wa« domestic produce. The principal ar- 
ticle is cotton ; the quantity of which has been continually and rap- 
idly increasing for more than 30 yca.r<. In 1790, the amount export- 
ed" was only 100,000 pounds ; in 1795,1,300,000; in 1000, 17,789,803; 
in 1804, 35,034,175; and- in 1821,124.893,405 pounds, the value of 
which was ^20,157,484. Next in importance to cotton, are wheat an-d 
flour, of whu:h the amount exported in 1817, was 1,479,198 barrels, 
and the value )? 18,432,000. Tobacco, lumber, rice, pot and pearl 
ashes, Indian corn, fish, beef and pork, are also exported in lar^e 
quaniitit:s, — The principal artioles iiaportcd aiay be arrajigcd m the 



CKN£RAL DESCRtfTlON OF THE UKITKD STATES. 3 

following order : manufactured goods, principally from Great Brit- 
ain ; sugar, rum, wine, molasses, brand}', coffee and teas. The \vhole 
value of imports in 1821, was 562,685,7^24. The shipjiiiig belonging 
to the U. States in 1820 was 1,230,105 tons. It is owned principally 
in New-England and New-York. The States south of the Potomac 
own onlv one eighth part. — The annual value of manufactures was 
estimated in 1810, at ^172,762,876. 

Revenue and Debt. The revenue of the United States in 1819, was 
^21,435,700. More than nine-tenths f>l the revenue has been usually 
derived frora duties on imports. The sale of public lands for several 
years past has also yielded a considerable sura, and the amount from 
this source is rapidly increasing. The internal revenue and direct 
taxes on houses and lands, yield very little, being only resorted loin 
cases of emergency. Tiie public debt contracted in support of the 
war of Independence, amounted in 1791, to ,$75,4-63,467. During 
the long peace between 1783 and 1812, the country was prosperous, 
nnd the'^debt was gradually reduced to ;^'36 ,650,932. The war of 1812, 
'13 and 14 increased it again more than three-fold, and in 1816, it was 
^123,016,375. It has since been greatly reduced, and on Oct. 1st, 
1821, was ^93,686,205. 

Army and JVawj. The army in 1820 consisted of 10,000 men, dis- 
tributed among the numerous posts along the maritime and inland 
frontier. The navy, in 1822, consisted of 7 ships of the line, 8 
frigates, and 22 smaller vessels ; besides these there are on the 
lakes 4 ships of the line and 37 smaller ve>5.sels. The officers are 31 
post captains, 31 masters commandant, 196 lieutenants, and 336 mid- 
shipmen. 

Popnhition. The population of the United States in 1790, was 
3,929,326; in 1800, 5,305,666; in 1810, 7,239,903; and in 1820 
9,625,734, of whom 1,531,436 were slaves, and 233,398 free blacks. 
Engaged in agriculture 2,065,499, in commerce 72,397, in manufac- 
tures 349 ,2-17. The population increases very regularly at the rate of 
about 3 per cent, per annum, doubling in less than 25 years. The 
inhabitants consist of whites, negroes, and Indians. The negroes are 
eeaerally slaves, and are piincipally confined to Maryland and the 
States south of tlie Potomac and Ohio rivers. All the whites are of 
European origin ; principally English. The New Englanders, Vir- 
ginians, and Carolinians, are almost purely English. Next to the 
English are the Germans, who are veiy numerous in the Middle 
Stales, particularly in Pennsylvania. Next to the Germans, are the 
Dutch, who are most numerous in New York. The French consti- 
tute nearly half die population of Louisiana. The Irish and Scotch, 
are found in the middle States, in the back parts of Virginia, and iu 
all the principal cities of the Union. Very little is known about the 
Indians west of the Mississippi. The 4 principal tribes on the east of 
the Mississippi are the Creeks, Choctaws, Cherokees, and Chick- 
asaws. These tribes live within the chartered limits of Georgia, 
Alabama, Mississippi and Tenuessee. 



4 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE UNITED STATE3. 

Religicm. The principal religious denominations are Presbj'teri- 
ans and Congregationalists, who have together more than 2,500 con- 
gregations ; the Baptists, who have more than 2,700 congregations ; 
the Friends who have more tlian 500 societies ; and the JEpiscopal- 
ians about 600. The Methodists are also very numerous. The Bap- 
tists and Methodists are found in all parts of the United States ; the 
Congregationalists are almost wholly in New England ; the Presby- 
terians are scattered over the Middle and Southern States } the 
Friends are most numerous in Pennsylvania and the adjoining States, 
and the Episcopalians in New York, Connecticut, Maryland, and 
Virginia. German Lutherans, German Calviuists, and Moravians, 
arc also numerous in the Middle States. 

Government. The United States are a Federal republic. Each 
of the States is independent, and has the exclusive control of all 
concerns merely local ) but the defence of the country, the regula- 
tion of commerce and all the general interests of the confederacy, 
are committed, by the constitution of the United States, to a general 
government. The legislative power is vested in a Congress, con- 
sisting of a Senate and House of Representatives. The Senate is 
composed of 2 members from each State, chosen by their legisla- 
tures foi G years. The Representatives are chosen by the people 
biennially, each State being entitled to a number proportioned to its 
free population, and in the slave-holding States every five slaves are 
allowed to count the same as three freemen. The President and 
Vice President are chosen for 4 years, by electors appointed for the 
purpose, and each State appoints as many electors, as the whole 
number of its Senators and Representatives. The salarv of the Pres- 
ident is <(25,000 per annum, of the Vice President '';^5,000. The 
principal officers in the executive department are the Secretary ot 
State, th« Secretai7 of the Treasury, the Secretary of War, the Secre- 
tary of the Navy, the Attorney General, and ihe^Post-master General. 

Itcijnd Increase. Since the establishment of the present govern- 
ment in 1789, the growth of the United States in population, com- 
merce, and wealth'has been without a parallel in the history of the 
world. The population in 1790 was 3,929,326, and in 1820, 9,625,734. 
In 1790, the value of exports was ^16,000,Q00: it is now about 
pO,000,000. The revenue in 1790, was ^'2,410,320; it is now 
more than $20,000,000. In 1790, the number of post-offices was 75 
and the extent of post-roads 1.875 miles ; in 1821, the number of post- 
offices was 4,976, and the extent of post-roads 79,808 miles. The 
amount of shipping in 1790, was 486,090 tons ; in 1320, 1,280,165 tons. 

For tables illustrating the state of the commerce, population, and 
resources of tlie United States, see Appendix, 



GAZETTEER 

OF THE 

UNITED STATES. 



ABI 

Aaronsburg, p-t. Centre co. Pa. 
15 m. E. Bellefont,40 W. by N. fr 
Suiibury. 

Mbeville, district, S. C. on Sa- 
vannah r. Chief t. Abbeville. Pop 
23,167, slaves, y,G15; engaged in 
agriculture, 7,343, in commerce 
57, in manufactures, 229. 

Mbeville, p-t. and cap. Abbeville 
district, S. C. 118 ni. AV. Columbia. 
It has a magazine, arsenal, and 
gaol. 

Mbots, p-v. Muskingum co.Ohio 

Jihbotstown. See Berwick. 

Mercorn, t. Georgia, on Savan- 
nah r. 18 ni. N. W. Savannah, 5 
fr. Ebenezer. 

Min^don, t. Harford co. Md. 20 
m. N. E. Baltimore, pop. 300. 

Abingdon, j)-t. and cap. Wash 
ington CO. Va. near (he S. W. cor 
ner of the state, 260 m. from Rich 
mond. A cave, arched with a nia.s- 
syrock, penetrates 300 feet into the 
hill on which the town stands. It 
has seveial apartments, and t 
brook running through it. 

Mington, p-t. Plymouth co. Mass 
18 m. S. E. Boston. Pop. 1,920. 

Abington, p-t. Luzerne co. Pa, 
145 m. N. E. Harrisburgh, 15 JV. 
•E. Wilkesbarre. Pop. 1,012. 



ADA 

AbingloUy t. Montgomery co. Pa. 
2 m. N. Philadelphia. Pop. 1,455, 
Ahivgton Societi/, p-v. Windham 
CO. Ct. 

Acadia, co. Louisiana. Pop in 
1810, 6,174. Chief t. Godberrys, 
between lake Maurepas and the 
Mississippi. 

Accomac, co. Va. on the E, shore 
of Chesapeake bay. Pop. 15.966. 
Slaves, 4,480 ; engaged in airiicul- 
ture,3,979 5 in commerce, 170; in 
manufactures, 341. At the court- 
louse is a post-olTice. Chief t. 
Drummondtown. 270 m. E. Rich- 
mond, 214 S. E. Washington. 

Achorstou-n,ii-\. Columbiana co. 
Ohio. 

Arqmsco, p-v. Prince George's 
CO. Md. 42 m. S. S. W. AnnapSlis, 
38 S. E. Washington, on Patuxent 
iver. 

Acton, t. in Windham co. Vt. 33 
ra. S. Windsor. Pop. 204. 

Acton, p-t. Middlesex co. Mass; 
24 m. N.W. of Boston. Pop. 1,047. 
Anrorth, p-t. in Cheshire co. N 
H. 36 m.W. of Concord. Pop.1,472. 
Adair, co. Ken. Chief t. Colum- 
bia. Pop. 8,765. Slaves 1,509; en- 
gaged in agriculture 2,223 in com- 
merce 27, in manufactures 196. At 
the C. H. is a i)ost-office, 
2 



ADD 

t. in Coos CO. N. H 



64 



Adam. 
m. N. of Concord. Pop. 363. 

Adams, p-l. Berkshire co. Mass. 
29 m. IV\ Lenox. Pop. 1,836. 

Adams, p-l. Jefferson co. N. Y 
S. W. of Watortown, 166 ni. W. 
N. W. of Albany. Pop. 2,467 

Ada77is, t. Lancaster co. Pa. 20 
m. N. E. Lancaster. 

Adam.s^ p-t. Daupliine co. Pa. 
133 m. fr. Washington city. 

Adams, co. Pa. bordering on 
Maryland. Chief t. Gettysburg. 
Pop. 19,370; entraged in apicuT- 
iiire 3,514, in commerce 65, in 
manufactures 1,626 

Adams, p-v. Hyde co. N. C. 153 
m. S. E. Kaleigh". 

Adams, CO. Mississippi, on Missis- 
sippi r. Chief towns, Natches and 
Washington. Pop. 9,892. Slaves, 
1;299; engaged in agriculture, 4,- 
060, in commerce 10, in manufac- 
tures, 22. 

Adams, t. Washington co. Oliio, 
on the Muskingum, 10 m. N. Ma- 
rietta. Pop. 324. 

Adams, CO. Ohio, on Ohio r. be- 
tween Srioto and Brown counties. 
Chief t. Westunion. Pop. 10,406 ; 
engaged in agriculture 1.560, in 
commerce 15, in 
380. 

Adams, t. Darke co. Ohio. Pop 
343. 
Adams, p-t. St. Clair co. Illinois. 
AdamtrviUe, p-v. Marlboro' co. 
3. C. 

^c?(:/t>on,t.Washington CO. Maine, 
15 m. W. of Machias. Pop. 519 

Addison, co. Vt. on Lake Cham- 
plain, and on Otter Creek. Chief 
t. Middlebury. Pop. 20,469 ; en 
gaged in agricultui e 5,1 15, in com- 
merce 72, iu manufactures 1,098 
Addison, p-t. Addison co. Vt. on 



S ALA 

Addison, p-t. Steuben co. N. Y 
15 m. S. Bath. Pop. 6.52. 

Addison, t. Somerset co. Pa. W. 
S. W. of Harrisburg. Pop. 755. 

Addison, t. Gallia co. Ohio, on 
the Ohio, 4 m. N. Gallipolis. Pop. 

tidelphi, p-t. Ross co. Ohio, 16 
m. N. E. Chillicothe. Pop. 1.32. 

Agamentints, mt. Maine, in the 
township of York. 

Agav:am, p-v. Hampden co. 
.IMass. 2 m. S. W. of Springtield. 

Agawarn, the name of Westlield 
r. towards the mouth. 

Ahpmoojeeiiee-Gajnook, lake in 
Maine, IS.of Mooseheadlake, dis- 
charges its waters by the river St. 
John into the bavof Fundy. 

Air, t. Bedford co. Pa. S. W. 
Harrisburg. Pop. 1,760. 

Alabama, one of the U. S. bound- 
ed IN. by Tennessee ; E. by Geor- 
from which it is separated in 
part by the Chatahoochee ; S. by 
Florida and the gulf of Mexico ;W. 
by the state of Mississippi. The 
western boundary begins on Ten- 
nessee river, at the mouth of Bear 
creek, and proceetis by a direct- 
line to the N. W corner of Wash- 
manufactures ing'ron county, and thence due 
south, to the Gulf of Mexico. The 
southern boundary here com- 
mences, and proceeds eastwardly, 
including all ihe islands within six 
leagues of the shore, to the Perdi- 
do river ; thence, up the same, to 
to the parallel of31*^N. lat. and 
thence due east, alou^ that parallel, 
to the western boundary of Geor- 
gia. The area of the state is es- 
nniated at 4-1,000 scjuare miles. It 
is divided into 24 counties. A ridge 
of highlands divides the waters 
which fall into the Tennessee on 



Lake Champlain, 69 m. S. W. ofjihe north from those which llowia- 
Montpelier, and 10 W. Middlebu- to the gulf of Mexico gu tiie soatli 
ry. jPop.l,2ie, I 



ALA 7 

North of this rid^e is a limestone 
region ; louth of it the whole coun- 
try is alluvial. The .soil is gener- 
ally fertile, particularly on the 
banks of the rivers. The countn 
bordering on Tennessee river, foi 
the space of 100 miles east anrt 
west, and 40 I'roni north to south 
is regarded by some as the garden 
of North America. Thousands of 
emigrants from the neighbourin 
states have resorted hither within a 
few years. Madison rounty, which 
lies in this re<rion, 7 or 8 years ago 
was amere wildernes:-. In lS20it 
contained more tiian 17,000 inhab- 
itants, and produced 15,000 bale« 
of cotton or 4,ofX),000 pounds. Cot- 
ton is the staple production of the 
state, and the great article of ex- 
port. 

Alabama has been but recently 
settled, and the population has in^ 
creased with astonishing rapidity 
In 1810, there were less than 10, 
000 inhabitants ; in 1816, 29.683 
in 1818, 70,59 i, and in 1820, 127,- 
901. of whoiu 41,879 were slave 
Engaged in ajricidture, 30,642, in 
commerce, 452, in manufacture 
1,412. The settlements at present 
are principally confined to the 
bank-i of the great rivers. The 
counties on the Tennessee con 
lain more than one third of th( 
whole population. TIic Indian.* 
formerly occupied the whole state 
but their title has been almost ex- 
tinguished by the government of 
the United States. Tlie Ciicro- 
kees, however still oun a section 



ALA 

name of Mississppi Territory 



In 



1817, Alabama was separated from 
Mississippi and became a territori- 
al irovernment, and on the 3d of 
March, 1819, was admitted into the 
I'nion as an independent state. lu 
he act of Congress admitting Ala- 
bama into the union, tuo town- 
ships of land were granted to the 
state, for the support of a college ; 
ind one section, or thirty-sixth 
part of every township, was given 
for the suj»port of schools. Five 
percent, of the net proceeds aris- 
ing from the sale of the public lands 
within the state, were also appro- 
priated to making roads and ca- 
nals for the benefit of the state. A 
military road was lately completed, 
connecting Florence on the Ten- 
nessee with the city of N. Orlcan.s, 
by which the distance to that city 
is lessened 300 miles. Cahawba 
is the seat of government. 

In 1821, a petition was made t© 
Congress by a convention of the 
stale to ha»e annexed to Alabama 
that part of Florida, which lies be- 
tween the rivers Apalachicolaand 
Perdido. This tract consists of a 
slip of coast 50 miles wide, extend- 
ing along f ds of the state of Ala- 
bama, and includes tiie town of 
Pensacola. 

Alabama, p-t. Monroe co. Alaba- 
ma, on Alabama river, 10 m. below 
Fort Jackson. 

Alabama, r. in the state of Ala- 
bama, is formed by the union of 
the Coosa and Tallapoosa, and 
flowing S. S. W. unites with the 



in the N. E. part of the state ; andjTombigbee to form Mobile river, 
the Choctaws, a section in the N.4.5 miles from the head of Mobile 
W. part. [Bay. Fro.u its mouth to the mouth 

Alabama and Mississippi formedof the Cahawba, 210 miles, it has 
a part of Georgia till 1800, when 4 or 5 feet water; and from the 
they \yere separated from it, and. mouth of the Cahawba, to the forks 
established by act of Congress as ajof the Coosa and Tallapoosa, 3 
-reparulc gOYernment, under the feet in the Ehallowest places. It is 



ALB 



ALB 



navigable for sloops to Fort Clai-jand the stylo of building has much 



borne 



improved within a few years. 



Alachua Savannah, in Flori-lmong the jniblio buildings are a 
da, 75 m. W. St. Augustine, 50 State House, substantially built of 
ni. in circumfercnce,vvithout a tree stone, at an expense of ^'115,000, 
or bush, but encircled v. id) hilh:, and containing chambers for the 
covered with forests and orange senate and house of representa- 
groves, on averyvich soil. The an- tivcs, a comt room, jury rooms, of- 
clent Alachua Indian towns stood fices and lobi>ios; an "elegant Ae- 
on thebordersofthissavannah; but ademy. situated on Capitolhill, and 
the Indians removed toCuscowilla, built of the Jersey freestone; it 
two miles distant,on account of thevvas erected by the cidzens of Al- 



unheaUhiness of the former site. 

/ilutam-oha, r. Georgia, formed 
bv the union of the Oconee and 



)any, and the expense, when on- 
|lv the lower rooms were finishec?, 
d was ,'^90,000 ; a large brick build- 
Oakmulgee. It runs S. E. and ing for the Lancaster school ; a 
emptiesinto the Atlantic by severa'jjail, an almshouse, theatre, arsenal 



mouths, between Sapelo and St 
Simond's islands, 60 miles S. W. 
ofSavannali. It is navigable fo> 
vessels of 30 tons, as far as Mil- 
ledgeville on the Oconee branch, 
300 miles from the ocean. Tlie 
bar at the mouth has 14 feet at lov\ 
water. 

Albawj,p-t. Oxford co. Maine. 
18 m. N. W. Paris. Pop. 288. 

Albany, p-t.Orleans, co. Vt.40 m. 
K.N. E. Montpelier Pop. 253. 

Albany, CO. IN. Y. on Hudson r. 
Pop.38,il6 ; engaged in agriculture 
4,985, in commerce 555, in manu- 
factures 1,820. Chief t. Albany. 

Albajiii, city, Albany co. the cap- 
ital of New York and the second 
town in population, wealth and 
commerce in the State, stands on 
the W. bank of the Hudson, 144' 
ni. N. of New York. Iti5 W. of 
Boston, 230 S. of Montreal. Lat. 
42^ 38' N. The town is divided 
into 5 wards, and extends about 2 
miles north and south on the river, 
and in the widest part, about 1 mile 
from east to west. It is compactly 
built. The streets are generally 
paved ; tiie princiiial are Market 
State and Pearl streets. A large pro- 
portion of the houses are of brick, 



md 12 houses for public worship. 
The city is supplied with water 
from a spring 3 miles distant, bv' an 
aqueduct vshich conveys the water 
to every house. Albany is finely 
situated for trade, at the head of 
sloop navigation, and connected by 
canals with Lake Erie and Lake 
Champlain. Steamboats constant- 
ly ply between this city and New 
York, and perform their route usu- 
ally in less than 30 hours. Pop. 
in "1810, 9,356; in 1820, 12,630. 
From the cupola of the State House 
there is a rich and extensive pros- 
pect. 

Albamj, t. Berks co. Pa. E. Har- 
risburg. Pop. 995. 

Albemarle., co. Va.near the cen- 
tre of the state. Chief t. Char- 
lottesville. Pop. 19,750, slaves, 10,- 
659 ; engaged in agricidture 5,997, 
in commerce, 63, in manufactures 
615. 

Albemarle Sound, on the coast of 
N. Carolina, in the N. E. part of 
the state, is 60 miles long from E. 
to W. and from 4 to 15 wide. It 
receives tiie Chowan, Roanoke, 
and scveial smaller rivers. It com- 
municates witli Pamlico Sound and 
die Ocean by several narrow inlets 



ALE 

and with Chesapeake bay by a ca- 
nal cut through Dismal Swamp. 

^^Ibion, p-t.and cap. of Edwavds 
CO. Illinois, 40m. S. W. Vincenncs. 
It stands on the dividing ridge be- 
tween the Great and LitdeVVa- 
bash rivers, 12 ra. from the former 
and 6 from die latter, in a dry and 
healthy situation, while it is well 
sr.|.'i)lied with springs of water. It 
Avas originally settled by English 
emigrants ; and contained in 1821 
a large market house, a place foi 
l)idjlic worship, a library and news- 
room, several mills, and jn-epara- 
tions were made for building a 
court house of brick. Pop. 200. 

Jilbio7i,\)-v. Edwards CO. Illinois. 

Albrights, p-t. Orange co. N. C 

Jllburg, p-t. and port of entry. 
Grand I?le co. Vt.40m. IN. Bu 
lington. Pop. 1,172. 



.\ 



Pa. Pop. 



W. Washington 

Aleppo, t. Green 
D70. 

Alexander, p-t. Genesee co, JN 
Y. G m. S. Batavia. Pop. 1,49G. 

Alexander, t. Athens co. Ohio 
Pop. 837. 

Alexander, co. Illinois, at the an- 
^le between Ohio and Mississippi 
rivers. Pop. r)2(). Engaged in ag- 
ricultiu-e, IIG. 

Alexanderville , \. Rlontgomery 
CO. Ohio, on Miami r. 7 m. below 
Dayton. 

Alexandria, t. Washington co. 
Maine, 30 m. N. of Machias. 

Alexandria, t. Grafton co. N. II. 
27 m. N. of Concord. Pop. 707. 

Alexandria, t. Jefierson co. N.Y 

Alexandria, p-t. Hunterdon N.J 
Pop. 2,271. 

Alexandria, p-t. Huntington co 
Pa . 89 m. W. Harrisburg, 10 m. 
-N. W. Huntington. Pop. 280. 

Alexandria, co. District of Co 
Inir.bia. Pop. (e-xccpt the city) 



9 A L F 

1,485. Slaves 422; engaged in ag- 
riculture 306, in commerce 32, 
in manufactures 30. 

Alexandria, chy, and port of en- 
iry, in the District of Columbia, on 
the W. bank of the Potomac, 7 m. 
S. of Washington. The public buil- 
dings are a court house, and 6 
churches, viz : 2 for presbyterians, 
2 for episcopalians, 1 for quakers, 
and one for Roman Catholics. Pop. 
8,218 ; slaves, 1,335. It has a com- 
modious harbor, sufficiently deep 
for the largest ships, and is a place 
ofe.Ktensive trade, especially in 
the article of tiour. Exports in 
1810. ,^'930.634. Shipping in 181G. 
11,811 tons'. 

Alexandria, p-t. in the parish of 
Rapide, Louisiana, on Red river, 
120 m. from its mouth, 80 below 
Nackitosh, and 350 b} water from 
New-Orleans. It is laid out regu- 
larly in squares. On tlie public 
.square stands an elegant court 
house of brick, now erecting. The 
College of Rapide is a large hand- 
some brick building. There is a 
steam saw and grist mill, half a 
mile below the town. Alexandria 
s a nourishing place, and is settled 
.dmost wholly by Americans. 

Alexandria, p-t. Campbell co. 
Ky. 

Alexandria, t. Scioto co. Ohio, 
on the Ohio river at the mouth of 
the Scioto, which separates it from 
Portsmouth, 45 m. S. Chillicothc. 

Alexandriana, p-t. Mecklenburg 
CO. N. C. 157m.S. W. Raleii^h. 

Alford, t. Berkshire co. Mass. 
Pop: 570. 

Al ford's store, p-v. Hancock co 
Ge(Hoia, 42m. N. Milledgcville, 

Alfurdsville, p-v. Robeson co. 
N. C. 

Alfordsloirn, t. and cap. Moore 
CO. N. C. 30 m. W. N. W. Fay- 
cttoville. 



ALL 10 ALL 

.'ilfrrd, p-t. and half shirr, York lliosc which flow into the Missis- 
CO. Maine, 21 n». N. of York. PopJsippi. 



1,27]. 



I AlUghaiuj, r. ri»e.«; in Ponnsylva- 



.4///w/,p.t.Allcghanyco,?s.Y. lOnia, and runs first N. W. into New 



I. S. E. Angelica. Fop. 1,70L lYork 
Algonquins, Indians, a large tribe! S. W 



and then by a bend to the 

,. . . . ^ .«"" enters PennsAlvania, 

in the neighborhood of the Assini-jand at Pittsburg unites with the 

boins, on both sides of the line Alonongaliela to form the Ohio. 



■vvhich divides the U. S. irom U 
Canada, VV. of the Mississippi. 



Ii is a steady stream, and naviga- 
ble for keel boats of 10 tons to 



.llleghamj, co. N. Y. on " 'Ge-[Hamilton, 2G0 m. above Pittsburj,. 
tiesee river, bordering on Penn-| Jlllemance, p-v. Guilford co. N. 
sylvania. Pop. 9,330 ; engaged in C. 77 m. AV. Ilaleigh. 



dlleiiutml. 



lh( 



falls into the Missis- 
S. E. 43 m. S. 



agriculture 2,107; in commerce! 

9 ; in manufactures, 193; Chief t.'^ippi from 

Angelica. I batches. 

.4/A'^/?rtn!/, CO. Pa, at the junction] Jilleus, t. Cumberland co. Pa. 
of the AUegiiany and Monongahe-jnear Harrisburg. Pop. 2,995. 



la rivers. Chief t. Pittsburg. Pop 
34,921 ; engaged in agriculture 
4,303, in con>merce 14.3, in man- 
ufactures 1,902. 

Mle^hani/, t. Cambria co, Pa 
W. Harrisburg. Pop. 917 

AUeghanij, t. Huntington co. Pa 
W. Harrisburg. Pop.'773. 

Alleglianii, t. Venango, co. Pa 
N. W; Harrisburg. Pop. G7 1 . 

JlUegJiani!, t. Armstroncr co. i'a 
\V. Harrisburg. Pop. 1,413. 

Jllk2;h:tmi, t. Westmoreland co. 
Pa. Pop. "1,383 

Alleghany, t. Somerset co. Pa. 
Pop. 372. 

AUegrhany, co. Md. the N. W. 
end of the state, on Potomac river. 
CJiief town, Cumberland. Pop. 
8,654 ; Slaves 795 ; engaged in air- 
riculturc 1,675, in commerce 35. 
in manufactures 391. 

AUrghanu, mountains of the U.S. 
commence in the N. part of Geor- 
gia, and running N. E. nearly par- 
ailel with the coast of tiie Atlantic 
Ocean, at the distajice of 250 miles. 
jMass through N.Carolina, Virginia. 
Maryland, and Pennsylvania to 
IVcw-York. They divide the waters 
wljirh flow into the Atlantic from 



1 Allen, 1. Northhampton co. fa. 
Pup. 1,847. 

Allen, CO. Kentucky. Chief l. 
ScottsviUe. Pop. 5,327. Slave.^, 
723 ; engaged in ac^riculture 1,599. 
The post-ollice is 160 miles iVom 
Frankfort. 

Al/en, CO. Ohio, formed 1820, in 
a part of (he Indian reservation. 

A/lnn's Creel:, r. N. Y. rises in 
the S. part of Genesee co. and 
running N. E. empties into Gene- 
see river, in Caledonia. Many 
mills ar(; erected on it. 

Allen' n fcrnj, p-v. Harrison co, 
Indiana. 

Allen's fre.^h, p-v. Charles co. 
Md.43in. S. Washington, on Wi- 
comico river. 

AUenstown, t. Rockingham co. 
N.H. 10 m. S.E.Conrord. Pop,433. 

Allenston-n, p-v. Momnoulh co 
N. .T, II m. E. Trcsiton, 

AUenstown, p-t. and cap. Le- 
high CO. Pa. on Lehigh river, .52 m. 
N:N.W. Philadelphia. Pop. J, 291. 

A/lensvllle, p-v. INTiftlih co. Pa. 

AJlensviUe, p-v. Warren co. Ten. 

AUentnwn, p-v. Montgomery ea. 
(N. C.) S.W.Raleigh. 

AJle-i, p-t. Queens co. N. Y. 



A MB 

Alligator, V. N, C. runs through 
'\lligator -Swamp into Albemarle 
.-ound. 

AUoxtwj, Creek, t. Salem co. IN. J. 

Mlowa'j, r. Salem co.N. J. runs 
into the Delaware. 

AllsaiiUs, parish, Georgetown 
district, S. C. 

Almiranle, r. Florida, runs S. 
E. into Pensacola bay. 

Almond, t. Alleghany eo. N. Y. 

Alna, formerly Keic Milford^ 
p-t. Lincoln ro. Maine, 10 m. IN' 
Wiscasset. It is a flourishing farm 
ing town. Fop. 978. 

Alsace, t. Berks co. Pa. P-^p. 
1 ,640. 

Alsfead, p-t. Che^'iifC CO. N. H 
.18 m. \V. of rortcord. Pop. 1,611 

Alston, t. N. C. near the sea, 20 
m. ^V^ Brunswick. 

Altamaha, See. Akdamaha. 

Alton, ^-i. Stafford co. N. H. on 
the S. end of Lake Winuipiseogce, 
22 m. N. E. Concord. Pop. 2,058 

Alton, p-t. Madison co. Illinois 
on the Mi.ssissippi, 3 ra. above the 
mouth of the Missouri. Near it is 
a coal mine. It is a new .settle- 
ment, regularly laid out, and is des- 
tined to become the commercial 
caj)ital of the state 

Alum-creek, Oliio, runs into the 
Big Walnut, 3 ni. S. E. Columbus. 

Amanda, t. Fairfield co. Ohio, 7 
m. ^V. Lancaster. Fop. 1,221. 

ATnandaville, p-\ .ILlhcrl co. Geor 

Amber, p-v. Onondaga co. N. Y. 
145 m. W. Albany 



11 AMH 

AmelUf, CO. Va. Pop. 11,101. 
Slaves, 7,400 ; engaged ij^asricul- 
urc, .373 ; in commgrce, 27 ; in 
manufactures 347. At the court- 
house is a post-office, 68 m. S. W. 
Richmond. 

Amelia, isl. in the Atlantic, on 
the E. coast of Florida, at the 
mouth of St.Mao's river, 7 leagues 
N. St. Augustine. Lat. 30^ 28' IN. 
ft is 13 miles long and 2 broad. 
Chief town, Fernandina. 

Amenia,p-t. Dutciicss co. N. Y. 
24 m. N. E. Poughkeepsir ^""P- 
3,114. Her.- :» a ...urnle quarrj-. 

.'3,nt:nca, p-t. and cap. Alexan- 
der CO. Illinois, on the Ohio 7 
m. from its junction with the Mis- 
issippi. It is elevated above the 
floods of the river, and the naviga- 
tion to this place is almost unob- 
structed. 

Ameri.scoggin. See Androsccg' 
Clin. 

Ames, p-t. Athens co. Ohio, 12 
m, N. E. Athens. Pop. 707. 

Amesburij, p-t. Essck co. Mass. 
on the N. side of the Merrimack, 
5 m. W. IN. W. Ncv.bursport. 
Pop. 1,956. 

Amherst, p-t. and half-shiro, 
Hillsborough co. N. H. 30 m. S. 
Concord, 48 N. W. Boston, 60 W. 
Portsmouth. Pop. 1,622. 

Amherst, p-t. Hampshire co. 
Mass. 8 m. N. E. Northampton, 
85 W. Boston. Pop. 1,917. In 
1821, a College was established 
here. Its officers are a President, 
3 Pi-ofessors and one Tutor- Num- 
bcr of students in 1822, 98. The li- 



Amboij, or Pertli Amhoy, c ity, and 
p-t. MiddlesexCQ. IN. J. on a puintjbrary belonging to the institution 
of land, at the union of Hari- contains 900 volumes, and the So- 



tan river with Arthur kuU sound. 
35 m. S. W. New-York, 74 N. E! 
Philadelphia. It has one of the 
best harbours on tiie continent. 
Pop. 798. Shipping in 1816, 10,- 
899 tons. 



iety libraries have about 400 more. 
The charity fund is large, and the 
expense of living very moderate. 

Amherst, t. Eric co. N. Y. Pop. 
768. 

Amherst, eo, Va. on James j-. 



A N A 
Top. 10,423. Slaves, 5,577. En 
gaged in agncultmc 3,132, in 
commerce ^70, in manufactures 
44(i. At the courthouse is a p-o. 
130m. VV. Richmond. 

Ainher.st springs, p-v. Amherst 
CO. A^a. 124 m. W.Richmond. 
^.^missvil/e. p-v. Culpepper co. 
V'a. 8() m. W. Washington. 

JlmUe,co. Mississippi, on Amife 
r. Chief t. Liberty. Pop. 6,853. 
Slaves 2,838 ; engaged in agricul- 
ture 2,271, in commerce 7, in man- 
u»cv«.,.res 28. 

.dnutef r. w^-^Vcjpp]^ runs into 
the Iberville 40 m. above ii, en- 
trance into lake Maurepas. It is 
navigable for boats nearly to its 
source. 

Arnitij, p-v. Orange co. N. Y. 

Amitij, p-v. Washington co. Pa. 

Amitij, t. Berks co. Pa. Pop. 
1,090. * 

Animonoomck., Loicer, r. N. H. 
rises in the AVhite Mountains, near 
the sources of the Merriiuac, and 
runs W. into the Connecticut at 
Bath. 

Aminovoostick, Ujiper^ r. N. II. 
runs into the Conneclicutat North- 
umberland. 

Jimnskeag falls, in the Merri- 
niac, 15 m. below Concord, around 
which is a canal. The descent 
is 4S feet 3 inches in the course 
of half a mile. 

Amsterdam, p-t. Montgomery 
CO. N. Y. on Moliawk r. 30 m. W. 
Albany. Pop. 3,171. 

Amirell, p-t. Hunterdon co. N. 
J. 16 m. N. Trenton. Pop. 6,749. 

Amne/l, t. Washington co. Pa. 
S. W. Pittsburg. Pop. 1,825. 

Ajiastasia, isl. oflthe E. coast of 
Florida, opposite the city of St. Ai 
gustinc. It is about 25 miles Ion 
and is separated from the main land 



12 A N D 

free stone. Lon. 81° 36' W. Lai. 
290 1-8' N. 

Ancocus Creek, N. J. falls into 
the Delaware, 6 m. S. W Burling- 
ton. It is navigable 16 miles. 

Alteram, t. Columbia co. N. Y. 
on Ancram creek. Here are ex- 
tensive iion works. The ore is 
supplied chiefly from Salisbury, 
Connecticut. Pop. 3,147. 

.'hidalusia, p-v. Bucks co. Pa. 

ilnderson, p-v. Sussex co. N.J. 

findcrson, co. East Tennessee, 
on Clinch r. JN. \V. Knoxville. 
Chief t. Clinton. Pop. 4j668. 
Slaves 31.9. Engaged in agricul- 
ture l,yiO, in commerce 4. 

Anderson, t. Hamilton co. Ohio. 
Pop. 2,122. 

Andcrsoiis store, p-v. t^asu ell co 
i\. C. 56m.N. W. Raleigh. 

Andersoti's, r. Indiana, runs into 
the Ohio below Troy. 

Andersonville, p-v. Edgefield dis- 
trict, S. C. 

Ajulersouville, p-v. Hancock co. 
Mississippi. 

Andes, p-t. Delaware co. N. Y. 
Pop. 1,378. 

Andover, t. Oxford co. Maine. 
Pop. 368. 

Andccer, p-t. Hillsborough co. 
N. H. on the Mcrrimac, 18 m. N. 
W. Concord. Pop. 1 ,642. It con- 
tains a printing press, several mills 
lud manufactories. In 1818, a leg- 
acy of ^10,000 wasbetpieathed by 
Mr. Joseph JNoyes for the establish- 
ment of an Academy in this town. 

Andover, t. Windsor co. Vt. 20 
m. S. W. Windsor. Pop. 1,000. 

Andover, p-t. Essex co. Mass. 20 
m. N. Boston J 16 W. N. W. Sa- 
lem; 20 S.AV. Newburvport. Pop. 
3,889. Phillip's Academy in this 
town is the most flourishing acade- 
mv in the State. It was founded 



by an arm of the sea called Matan-lin 1778 by the Hon. Samuel Phillips, 
7:tsrivor. It contains quarries o 'Ksq of Andover, and his brother, 



AND 13 A N S 

the Hon. John Phillips, L. L. D., Andover, t. Ashtabula co. Ohio, 
of Exeter. Itsofiicers are apriuci-Top. 185. 

pal, 3 assistants, a teacher of sa-i Androscoggin, or Amerisco^gin^ 
rred music, and a writing master.|r. which forms the outlet of Luiba- 
The number of students in 1822js?og Lake. The first part of its 
was 130, all of wiiom were pursu- course is in New Hampshire where 
ing the study of the learned Ian- it receives a branch called Pea- 
guai^es. The institution is accom-l body's river, rising in the White 
mouated with a large and commo-j Mountains. After entering Maine 
dious brick building, 80 feet by 40,! it- runs at first in an easterly and 
erected in 1818, on a range "withjthcn in a southerly direction and 
the buildinjis of the Thcolosicalijoins the Kennebec at Merr)- meet- 
Seminaiy. The Theological Sem-j'»g I'^y, 18 miles from its mouth, 
inary was founded in 1303, and' Its whole course is about 150 miles. 



has been richly endowed entirely 
by private bounty. The whole a- 
raount of what has been contribu- 
ted for permanent use in this sem- 
?uan', including the permaneirl 
fundi, library and public buildings* 
is more than three lumdreA and fiflii 
tliof/sand dofUirs. and this has been 
contributed almost entirely from 
six families. In irj22 the officer;- 
were 4 professors, and the numbei 
of students was 132. The whole 
number who have completed theii 
education here is 312. The ]ibrar\ 
contains about 5,000 volumes. The 
buildings are on a loftl' emin'jnce. 
aufl command an extensive i>ros- 
pect. They consist of an effegHni 
brick edifice, containing the cha- 
pel, libraiy and lecture rooms; 2 
spacious brick edifices, containing, 
rooms for the accommodation ot 
128 students ; and houses for cacli 
of the professors and the steward. 
A majority of the jtodents are sup- 
porte<l in whole oWk part by char- 
ity. The Academy and the Theo- 
logical Seminar}' are under the 
same Board of Trustees. 

Andover, p-t. Tolland co. Conn. 
15 m. E. Hartford. 

Amlorer, t. Sussex, co. N. Y. 30 
m. N. Trenton, 40 W. N. W. 
New-York. 



Vt Lewistown, near the mouth of 
the river, is a perpendicular fall 
of 30 feet. 

Angelica, p-t. and cap. Alleghany 
CO. N. V. on Genesee r. S.E. Buf- 
falo. Pop. 1,510. 

Annajjolis, city, Ann-Arundel co. 
Md. on the 8. bank of the Severn, 
30 m. S. Baltimore, 40 E. N. E. 
Washington. Pop. about 2,000. 
It is the seat of the State govern- 
ment. The State-house is a no- 
ble edifice, standing in the centre 
of the city. From this point the 
streets diverge in every direction 
like the radii of a circle. Ship- 
ping in 1815, 2,553 tons. 

Anuboor, p-v. Mauiy co. Ten. 

Ann-Arundel, co. Md. on the W. 
side of Chesapeake bay. Pop. 27,- 
!ti5. Slaves 10,301 ; engaged in ag- 
liculture 0,084, in commerce 120, 
ill jnanufactures 914. Chief t. 
Annapolis. 

Annrburg, p-t. Washington co. 
Maine, 30 m. N. W. Machias. 

AnnsviUe, p-v. Dinwiddle co. Va. 
.55 m. S. Richmond. 

Annfvil/e, p-v. Athens co. Ohio. 

Anxim, p-t, Somerset co. Maine, 
on the Kennebec, 12 m. N. W , 
Norridgewock. Pop. 948. 

Anfon.co. N. C. on the Yadkin, 
S. VV. Raleigh. Pop. 12^534 . 



A P P 1 

Slaves, 3,4.76 ; engaged in agricul-; 
ture, 3,766, in commercp, 35, in; 
manufactures 144. Chief t. ^Vudcs- 
boroiigli. 

Jintliomf s Crce^,p-v. Grccnbriar 
CO. Va. 

Anthony^s Kill. r. IS'. Y. empties 
into the Hudson from the W. 7 m. 
above the Mohawk. 

jinthoni/s JYose, a lofty promon- 
tory, on the E. side of Hudson r. 
.52 m. N. New- York. 

Antis, t. Huntington co. Pa. Pop. 
757. 

Antoine, t. Clark co. Arkansas 
Ter. Pop 88. 

Antrim^ p-t. Hillsborough co. N. 
H. 25 m. S.W.Concord. Pop.1,330. 

ATitrim, t. Franklin co. Pa. Pop. 
4,120. 

Antwerp, p-t. Jefferson co. (N. 
Y.) N.E. Watertown. Pop. 1,319. 

Anville, p-t. Lebanon co. Pa. 17 
m. fr. Harrisburg. Pop. 2,322. 

Apahichian. See Alleghamj Mta. 

Apalachie, r. Georgia, the S. 
branch -of the Oconee, which it 
joins 4 ni. W. Greensboro'. 

Apoqtiinomvifc, creek, Newcastl 
CO. Delaware, runs into Delawar 
bay, 2 m below Reedy island. 

Apnquinimink, hundred, New- 
castle CO. Delaware. Pop. 3,388. 

Appalachia. See St. MarJc;. 

Appalachicolo, r, Florida, is form- 
ed by the junction of Chatahoo- 
chee and Flint rivers, and empties 
into St. George's Sound, jAe VV. 
partof Apalachy bay. 

Appalachichola, t. 'Florida, on the 
above nvcr.lOOm.N.E. Pcnsacola. 

Ariplecreek, p-v. St. Genevieve 
<o. Missouri. 

Appkton, p-t. Lincoln co, Maine, 
35 m. N. E. Wiscasset, in which 
is Montvillc post-office. Pop. 61 1 . 
^ Appling, CO. Geo. Pop, 1,262. 
Slaves IH ; engaged i« agriculture 
430, 



1 A R K 

Ap2)te-trec grove, p-v. Amelia c- 

AppUngton, t. and cap. Colum. 
bia CO. Geo. 

Appamatox, r. Va. a S. branch 
of James river, empties at City 
point. There are falls at Peters- 
burgh, 12 miles above its mouth, 
iround wliich there is a canal, 
which has opened the navigation 
for 80 miles above that city. 

AqitacJuawck, p-t. Essex co. N. 
J. 10 m. above Newark, on the 
Passaic which is navigable to thi.< 
place for small boats. Pop. 3,338. 

Aquia, p-t. Staflbrd co. Va, 42 
m.^. W. Washington, 80 N. E. 
Richmond, on Aquia creek, which 
empties into the Potomac. Here 
are extensive quarries «)f free- 
stone, of which the Capitol and 
President's house at Washington 
arc built. 

Ararat, or PiJot Mt. N.C. on the 
N. side of Yadkin r, near Salem 
ft rises like a pyramid, to the height 
of several thousand feet, with an 
area of an acre on the top, trom 
whicii it shoots up like a steeple 
300 feet high, and 100 in diameter 
at ihe base, and tei niinates in a 
Hjt surface. It is seen at 70 miles 
distance ; and served the Indians 
for a beacon or pilot in their routes. 

Archer, t. Harrison co. Ohio, 4 
m. N.Cadiz. Pop. 1,105. 

firgijle, p-t. Washington co. N. 
Y. on the Hudson, 45 m. above Al- 
bany. Pop. 2^1. 

Arkansas, f^^rritory of the U. 
S. bounded N. by the State and 
Territory of Missouri, E. by the 
Mississippi, S. by Louisiana and by 
Ked river, which separates it from 
the Spanish dominions, and W. by 
(he Spanish dominions. The north- 
ern boundary commences on the 
Mississippi in 36° N. lat. and pro- 
eeds due west to the St Francis, 



ARK 



15 



ARK 



thence- up that river to 36- 30 X . 
kit. thence west to the U. S. bound- 
ary. The Arkansas river runs 
through tlie wliole length of thf 
territory from \V. to E. North of 
this arc the St. Francis and White 
river.s : in the south are the sources 



md stoney. Tlie country is stili 
for the most part unsubfhicd, and 

viid animals abound. Tiie bulTa- 
i-), bison, elk and deer feed in herds 
on tlie prairies. Amonjr the other 

mimals are the bear,the beaver and 
raccoon. Iron ore .lead and zinc are 



of the Wachita ; and in the S. W. found on White river. Stone coal^ 
is the Kiamesha, a large branch of j-^ulphur, saltpetre, and salt are 
Red river. The face of the coun- found in abundance. Tiie salt oc- 
try for about 150 miles W. from curs principally in the Salines, a 
the Mississippi is in general level. Itract about 100 miles wide extend- 
consistingof boltom lands on the ;ing through the whole breadth of 
rivers, bordered by thinly timberedithe territory from S. to N. at the 
hills, back^of which arc vast prai- [distance of 700 miles from the Mis- 
ries. There are some exceptions. j>issippi. Here is the salt prairie 
particularly a fine district of up- which is covered for wany miles 
land between the St. Francis and with pure white chrystallized salt 
IVhitc rivers. Beyond the level 
tract, the country rises into hills and 
ranges of lofty mountains, anion? 
which are the Mamelle, the Pelii 
.7ohn,the Cassc.tcte,and the Ma- 
zern. A branch of the INIazcrn 
range divides the Kiamesha from 
the waters of the Arkansas. The 

climate in the level country is'icrn bank of the Arkansas from 
moist ; vcfjetation begins in the lat-lthe town of Arkansas, to Little 
cr part of February, and heavv Rock, and southward to the Wa- 
rains fall during the summeVjchila. The Chpctawsown a large 



often from four to six inches deep. 
In (his tract is also an extensive 
body of gypsum. In the south arc 
the famous hot springs of Wachita. 
This country was obtained from 
theQuapaws Indians in 1819. A 
large reservation is left for the Qua- 
paws, extendinsf alontj the south- 



months. In the western part ot 
the territory the climate is more 
dry, and the rain- arc slighter and 
less frequent. The soil of Arkan- 
sas is fitted for a great variety of 
productions. The alluvial land; 
produce wheat, oals, llax, hemp 
cotton, rice, und tobacco : the rich- 
est yield from GO to 80 bushels of 
wheal the acre ; the prairies are 
clothed with tall grass, and afford 
excellent range for cattle ; the up- 
lands In the eastern part of the ter- 
ritory are poor, but above the Po- 
teau river, they are excellent gra- 
zing lands. The lands on White 
river arc the best in the territory 
and among the best in America': 
on the Wachita the land is poor 



tract of country between the Ar- 
kansas and Ret! river, bounded W- 
by the Canadian river. Tlie Osages 
of die Arkansas occupy the country 
on Grand river, a northern branch 
of the Arkansas, The United 
Foreign Mission Society have a 
mission established among these 
Indians at Union. In 18lo and 
1819, about .'j.OOOof the Cherokee 
Indians removed from their resi- 
dence east of the Mississippi to a 
fine tract of country on the north 
bank of the Arkansas, between 94 ' 
and 95° W. Ion. Here the Amer- 
ican Board of Foreign Missions 
have establi-^hed a missionary sta- 
tion at a place called Dwight. 
The population of the territory 



ARK 



in 1810 was 1,062 ; and in 1820. 
(exclushe of Indians and hunters) 
14,273, of whom 1 ,617 were slaves ; 
engaged in asiicultnre 3,613, in 
coniniei'ce 77, in manufactures 
179. Tiic hiintei- population is 
composed of persons from various 
seciions of the United Stales, who 
have either embraced huntinc 
from an excessive fondness for the 
pursuit, or have fled from civilized 
society to escape the severity of 
the laws and indulge in unrestrain- 
ed ! asslon. Tliey subsist almost 
entirely by f!ie chase and differ 
very litde in any respects from the 
savages, ^hey live chiefly on 
White river, the Arkansas and 
Red river. Their number is es- 
timated at 1,000 or 1,500. 

TJiis territory is divided into 5 
counties: Arkansas, Clark, H(;iiip- 
stcad, Lawroice and Miller. The 
seat of government is establislied 



16 ARK 

ten worn away by the stream cut- 
tins for itself a shorter passage 



have a garrison at Fort Smith. 

*^rka7isas, r. United States, which 
rises in the Rocky mountains h\ 
about lat. 41° N. and pursuing a 
southeasterly course, joins the Ivlis- 
^i"^'-ipi;;,400 miles above the month 
ofRtnl river. It forms for some 



through them,and leaving in the old 
channel stagnant waters, called la- 
goons. AI)out 15 miles above its 
mouth it is connected with White 
river by a natural bayou 8 or 9 ni. 
lone ; boats entering the Arkan- 
sas from up the Mis.sissippi usually 
ascend the AVhite rivev 7 miles, 
and then proceed through this ba- 
you ; other b.iyous connect Arkan- 
sas river diiecUy with the Missis- 
sippi, forrninu a delta, but they are 
dry at low water. The country on 
its banks i^ subject to inundations, 
which prevent setdements below 
(he town of Arkan-as. The inun- 
dations usually take place from 
February to May, earlier than 
those of the Tvlississippi and Missou- 
ri rivers, and are therefore less in- 
jurious to the crops. The whole 
length of the river is more than 



at Little Rock. The United States 2,000 jiiiles. It has a few slight 



rapids and shosls, but not such as 
'o prevent its navigation (juite to 
its source. Steani-l)oats have as- 
cended to Fort Smuh, 500 iniles 
from the Mississippi, and might, 
it is said, ascend as much farther. 
Its principal tribu-aries are Grand 



distance tlie boundary between the or Sixth Bull, and Verd 



United States and the Spanish pos-iirom tne no 
sessions, it then flows for a short;Petit John 



from the north, and the La Feve, 
Poteau and Canadian 



distance in the territory of Missou- from the souUi. 
ri, and enters Arkansas near the Arkansas, or Osar/c, p-t.andcap. 
N. W. corner ; after which its Aikansasco. in Arkansas territory, 
cour'^e lies wholly in that territory. lis situated on an elevated bluff on 
The upper part of its course isjthe north bank of die Arkansas riv- 
througli a mountainous and hilly'er, about 20 nnles in a direct line, 
country,andthe channel iscorapar-[and 60 by water from the Missis- 
atively straij^lit. At Lilde Rock it.sippi, being the first spot in ascend- 
leaves the hilly country, though foriing the ri\cr that is secure fromin- 
70 iniles below, piuebluflsoccasion-undation. It is a scattered setUe- 
ally occur on its borders. It then ment of about 40 houses, and was 
enters the alluvial tract and windsTormed by the French more than a 
its way in continual bends to thejcenlury ago. Most of the inhab- 
Mrssissippi. These bendy are of-'iitants are now of mixed bloodj de- 



ASH 17 

soendants of French and Indians. 
Pop. 72C. 

Arkansas^ co. Arkansas tcr. Pop. 
l,'2t)0. Slaves 178 } engaged in a^- 
ricultnre 271, in commerce 18, in 
manufactures 19. 

,irkpor^, p-v. Steuben co. N. Y. 
on Canisteo river, 25 m. W. Bath. 

Arlington, p-t. Benninsjton co.V't. 
12m. N Benninsjton. Pop. 1,. 351. 

Armagh, p-t. Indiana co. Pa. 50 
m. E. Pittsburir. 

Armagh, t. Mifllin co. Pa. Pop. 
1..513. 

Armstrong, co. Pa. on the Alle- 
ghany. Chielt.Kiaanin£.'. Pop. 10,- 
324; engaged in agricukure 1,91*7. 
in commerce IG. in nianufacturef 
347. 

Armxtrovg, X. Inrliana co. Pa 
Pop. 587. 

Armi'trcmg,Y>-\. Monlgomeiy co 
Alabama. 

Armstrong's Creek, p-v. Kcnha- 
•\vaco. Va. " 

Arm's Cross-Road, p-v. Ontario 
CO. Is.Y. 

ArnokVs old place, p-v. Faufiuler 
CO. 50 m. AV. Washington. 

Aroostif, r. rises in Maine, and 
nmning E. joins the St. John in 
rseu-Brunswick. 

Arrow-rock, t. Cooper co. Mis- 
souri. 

Arthur Kidl. See JS^ewark Buy. 

Arundell, p-t. York co Maine 
un the sea-coast, 21. m. N.E. York 
Pop. 2,478. 

Asburij, p-t. Sussex co. N. J. 35 
m. N. Trenton. 

Ascension, parish, Louisiana, on 
the Mississippi. Pop.3,728. Slaves. 
2,129. Engaged in agriculture 
1,19G, in commerce 18, in manu- 
factures 1G8. 

Ascutney, mountain, Vt. in Wind- 
sor. It is 3,320 feet above the lev- 
el of the sea. 

Aih, CO. N. C Pop. 4,335. 



AST 

Slaves 250 ; engaged in agiiculture 
785, in commerce 7, in "manufac- 
tures 26. 

■ishmcinet. See Ashuelot. 

Ushborongh, p-t. and cap. Ran- 
dolph CO. jN. C. 85 m. W^ Raleigh. 

A.shbvrnhim, p-t. Worcester co, 
Mass. 55 m. N. W. Boston, 30 N. 
Worcester. Pop. 1,230. 

Aihhiu p-t. Middlesex CO. Mass, 
50 m. N. W. Boston. Pop. 1,188. 

Ashneld, p-t. Franklin co. 3Iass'. 
15 ra.'jV. W^ Northampton. Pop, 
1,743. 

Ashford, p-t, Windham co. Conn . 
31 m. N. E. Hartford. Pop. 2,778. 

Ashley, r. S. C. rises N. of 
Charleston, and passing along the 
W. side of that city, unites with 
Cooper river in Charleston har- 
bour, 7 miles from the ocean. 

Ashfcbnla, co. the ]\\ E. part of 
Ohio, on Lake Erie. Chief t. Jef- 
ferson. Pop. 7,382 ; engaged in 
agriculture, 1499, in commerce 19, 
in manufactures 271. 

Ashhibida, p-t. Aslitabula co. 
Ohio, on Lake Erie, 6 m. N. Jef- 
ferson. Pop. 929. 

Ashtabula,\\ Ohio, runsinto Lake 
Eric, 45 m. W. Erie. 

Ashton, t. Delaware co. Pa. Pop, 
7G5. 

Ashuelot, r. N. H. M-hich runs 
into the Connecticut at Hinsdale, 
in the S. W^. corner of the State. 

Ashville, p-v. Buncombe co. N. 
Carolina. 

Assojiet, p-v. Bristol co. Mass. 
42 m. S. Boston. 

Assumption, parish, Louisiana. 
Pop. 3,576 ; slaves, 1,149 ; engag- 
ged in agriculture 1,491, in com- 
merce 39. 

Assumjytion, p-t. Lafourche co. 
Louisiana, 91 m. from New Or- 
leans. Po)). 2,472. 

Aston, t. Delaware co. Pa. Pop. 
753. 



ATH 

Asxjlum, p-v. Luzerne co. Pa. 



the Supquehaiiimh, 176 m. above 
Harrisburg. Pop. 471. 

Mchafaiaya, an outlet of Mis- 
sissippi' river, which leaves the 
main stream 2 miles below ihc 
mouth of Red river, and running 
south, nearly 200 miles, emplie;- 
into Alchafaiava bay. 

Athens, p-t. Somerset co. Maine. 
22 m. N. E. ISorrid'^ewock, 50 N. 
Hallowell. Pop. 590, 

Athens, t. Windham co. Vt. 2G 
ra. S. E. Windsor. Pop. 507. 

Athens, p-t. Greene co. N. Y. on 
the Hudson, opposite Hudson citv, 
ii8. m. below Albany. Pop. 2,030. 

Athens, p-t. Bradford co. Pa. on 
the Supquehannah, at the junrtio:; 
of the Tioga, 4 m. S. of the New- 
York line, 90 above Wilkesbarre. 
Pop. 1,108. 

Athens, p-t. Clarke co. Geo. oi> 
the main road from Augusta to 
Nashville in Tennessee, 94 mile- 
from the former, and about 300 
from the la'^er It contains about 
45 families besides many respecta- 
ble visitants who resort here to 
spend the sultry months. Tlie uni- 
versity of Georgia, established in 
1801, is located here. It is under the 
direction of 17 tru'-tees, and its of- 
ficers are a president, professor of 
matheiTKitics and astronomy, pro- 
fes.«or of chemistry and natural phi- 
losophy, professor of lan'.nrcig;s, 
and" three tutors. The buildings 
are a large three story brick edi 
fice, 120 feet loner and 45 wide, con 
laining 2^1- roum'< for students ; a 
large steward's h;dl ; a chapel 55 
by 44 feet ; and a two-story brickj 



18 ATK 

ditlonal edifice, which is already 



begun and is to be four stories high, 
120 feet by forty-five. The funds 
of the University consists of ^100,- 
000 in the Bank'of the State, sever- 
al tracts of land yet unsold, beside 
the monies arising frofh tuition, 
and are estimated in the whole to 
be productive of ^^^1 1,000 per an- 
num. The number of students in 
1822, was 119. There is also an 
Academy under the superinten- 
dance of the trustees and presi- 
dent of the University; the instruc- 
tors of the academy are paid out 
of the funds of the University, and 
:he pupils receive their tuition gra- 
tis. 

A'.hens, p-t. Limestone co. Ala- 
bama. 

Athens, CO. Ohio, on the Hockr 
hocking, at its junction with the 
Ohio river. Chief t. Athens. Pop. 
(i,338; engaged in agriculture 1,368, 
in commerce 5, in manufactures 
120. 

Athens, p-t. and cap. Athens co. 
Ohio, on the east bank of the Hock- 
hocking, 37 miles above its con- 
fluence with the Ohio, 40 W. Ma- 
rietta, 52 E. Chillicothe. The 
Ohio University is established 
here. It is enf^Iowed with two 
townships, or 46.000 acres of land, 
■'ud has an annual income of ,'^2,- 
300. It is just commencing its op- 
perations, and in 1818, a large and 
convenient edifice of bri(k was 
erected for its acommodation. Pop. 
1,094. 

Athens, p-v. St. Clair co. Illi- 
nois. 

AtJiol, p-t. Worcester co. Mass. 



building coatainlug the chenriical 71 m. N. W. Boston, 33 N. W 

Jabo'atorv, the library of betwcenj Worcester. Pop. 1,211. 

1,000 and 2000 volumes, and thej Athol,t. Warren co. N. Y. 65 

philosophical apparatus. In 1821, ira. N. Albany. Pop. 570. 

tlie T^e-:l-!aturc of Georgia jrranted; Atkinsonj t. Penobscot. CO. Mc 

$25,000 for tlic erection of an aU-Top. 245. 



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AUG 



Jtkinton, p-t. Rockinaham co. 
N. H. 24 m. S. W. Portsmouth. 
Fop. o63. Here is an academy. 

Jitsion, V. Gloucester co. N. J. 
60 m. S. E. Philadelphia. 

Attakapas, co. Louisiana, on the 
gulfof Mexico, W. of the Alchafa- 
laya. Chief t. Franklin. Pop. 12,- 
063. Slaves 5,707. Engaged in 
agriculture 1,643, in commerce 
167, in manufactures 107. 

Attakapas, p-t. Atlakapas dis- 
trict, Louisiana. 

Attica, ^-X. Genesee co. N. Y. 
12 m. S. Batavia. Pop. 1,319. 



menced in 1819. The number of 
students in 1821 v/as 13. 

Ai'MiT7i, t. Susquehannah co. 
Pa. Pop. 218. 

Aubut-n, t. Geauga co. Ohio. 
Pop. 215. 

Auburn, t. Richmond co. Ohio. 

Avenj, t. Huron co. Ohio. Ih 
this township is the town of Huron. 

Aveiifsboro, j)-!. Cumberland co. 
N. C. on Ca|)e Fear river, 25 in. 
above Fayetieville. 

Auglaize, r. Oiiio, runs N. into 
the Mauniee, at Fort Defiance. 

Aiivlaize, I. Wood co. Ohio. 



^Mt'//o?w/§7i,p-t.Bri.stolco.Mass. Pop. 216 



29 m. S. W. Boston, 9 N, Provi 
dence. Pop. 3,055. 

Attleborougli, p-t. Bucks co. Pa 
20 m. N.E. Philadelphia. 

Attleburv, p-v. Dutchess co. jS 
Y.63m. S.Albany. 

Atioater, t. Portage co. Ohio, on 
Cuvalioga river, 15 m. W. Raven 
na." Pop. 320. 

Auburn, p-v. and cap. Cayugj- 
CO. N. Y. in the township of Aure- 
lius, at the outlet of Owasco lake, 
170 m. W. Albany, on the great 
western turnpike. This village 
has increased with great rapidity. 
In 1810, it contained only aboui 
lOOhoiiscs; in 1820, the population 
was 2,233. Among the public 
building-- are a court-house, a jail, 
a marKel-house, a stalr-pnson 
large enough to contain 1,000 con- 
victs ; a Theological Seminary, and 
3 churches, 1 each lor Methodists. 
Presbyterians and Episcopalians 
It contain? also numerous manufac- 
tories. The Presb\terian Theolo- 
gical Seminary is under the care 
of the Synod of Geneva. It has 3 
professors, 1 of Biblical Criticism 
and Oriental Literature, 1 of Ec- 
clesiastical History and Church 
Government, and 1 of Sacred 
Rheioric. The iosUtution com- 



Au^^u.sta, p-t. and cap. Kennebec 
CO. Maine, on both .sides of Ken- 
nebec river, 45 ni. from its mouth, 
2 N . of Hallowcll, 56 N. E. Port- 
land. A bridge is thrown across 
the river connecting the two parts 
of the town. The houses are built 
partly on a beautiful plain, elevat- 
ed 150 or 2-50 feet, and jiartly on 
the declivity descending from the 
jilain to the river. The public 
buildings are a court-house and 
jail, an academy and Presbyterian 
church. The river is navigable to 
Augusta for vessels of 100 tons. 
Pop. in 1810, 1,805; in 1820, 2,457. 

Au£-u^ia, p-t. Oneida co. N. Y. 
12 mrS.W. Utica. Pop. 2,771. 

Augusta, p-t Sussex co. N. J. 
79 m. N. Trenton. 

^;-^v«to,p-t. Northumberland co. 
Pa.onthe E.side of the Susquehan- 
nah, 40m. N.Harrisburg.Pop. 2,075. 

A'giuta, a central co. Va. Chief 
t.Siaunlon. Pop. 16,742. Slaves, 
3.512 ; engaged in agriculture, 
3,591 : in commerce 32;" in manu- 
taclures 1,022. 

Ai'gii^tay city, and cap. Rich- 
mond CO. Geo. on Savannah river, 
86 m. N.E. of MiUedgcviUe, 127 
by land, and double the di-tance 
by water, ubovcthe city of Savan- 



null . A brick 



AVO 20 

e is throAvn across thel 



AYR 

.iiireliiis, p-t. and cap. Cayuga 



river, wiiich is here 400 yards vide Jco.N.Y. on Cayuga lake. Pop, 7,- 
Augijsta stands on an elevated y23. It contains three post vij- 
plain i the streets intersect eachjlages, Auburn, Cayuga, and Union 
other at right angles,arc very wide, Springs. 



and ornamented with 



of thel »4«re/i«55 1. Washington co. Oh 



beautiful tree called Pride of In-jPop: 239. 
dia. The public l)uildings are a .4i/rora, p-t. Erie co. N. Y. Pop. 
us citv-hall of brick, a thea- 1,!285. 



spacious 

tre, an academy and 5 houses for 
piiblic worship, viz. 1 each forjon Cayug 
Presbyterians, Episcopalians, Me- l)urn 
tiiodisbsjBaplistsand RomanCatho- .'lurora 
lies. Ai-.gusta is admirably situa- 
ted for commerce ; a large portion 
oVthc cotton crop of the State, be- 
sides a great deal fiom S. Caroli- 
na, is sent here. During the win- 
ter months it is transported in wag- 
gons, or shipped in scows whicli 
are towed down the river by steam 
boats, to Savannah. Pop. in 1810, 
2,476 ; in 1820 about 6,000. 

Aiigustxx, p-v. Perry co. IMissis- 
sij)pi. 

Augiista, p-v. Montgomery co. 
Alabama. 

j3w^?/.sto,p-t.and cap .Bracken co. 
Kentucky, on the Ohio, 90 m. N. 
E. Frankfort, 22 below Maysville. 
Pop 255. 

jiusrusta, t. Columbia co. Ohio. 
Pop. '533. 

,iugustine^St. See S7. Augustine. 

Avon, p-t. Somerset co, Maine, 
35 m. N. W. Norridgewock. Pop. 
450. 

Avon, p-t. Livingston co. N. Y. 
on Genesee river, 12 m. W.Can- 
and:ugua. Pop. 1,933. 

Avoyelles, parish, Louisiana, S. 
of Red river. Chief t. Avovelles. 
Pop. 2,245. Slaves 782 ; engaged 
in agriculture 636, in commerce 4 
in manufactures 9. 

Avoyelles, p-t. Avoyelles parish,! 
Louisiana. I 



Aurora, p-v. Cayuga co. N.Y. 
lake, 16 m.S.W. Au- 

p-v. Portage co. Ohio, 
on Cuyahoga river, 10 m. N. W. 
Ravenna. Pop. 549. 

Aurora, p-v. Dearborn co. India- 
na. 

Aust&'litz, p-t. Columbia co, N. 
Y. Pop. 2,355. 

Austinhurg, p-t. Ashtabula co. 
Ohio, on Grand river, 3ni. W. Jef- 
ferson. Pop. 445. 

Austins, p-v. Anson co. N. C. 

Austinsville. ]>t. Wythe co. Va. 
on the Kenlmwa, 284 m. S. W. 
Richmond. 

Austin's Creek, Geoi-gia, runs in- 
to the Savannah, 12 m. N. Savan- 
nah. 

Austintou-n, p-t. Trumbull co. 
Ohio, 12 m. S. Warren. Pop. 720. 

Autauga, CO. Alabama. Pop. 
3.853. Slaves 1,647. Engaged in 
agricultuic 1,461, in commerce 8, 
in manufactures 9. At the C. H. 
is a post-office. 

j3«i'fl^e, t.Montgomer}' CO. Mis- 
souri . 

Au Vase, r. Illinois, runs into 
the Mississippi, 55 miles above the 
mouth of the Ohio. It is naviga- 
ble for boats 60 miles, through a 
fine prairie country. 

Ayrestown, t. Burlington co. N. J 
113 m.S. E. Burlinjiton. 



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BvcriKLDOR, t. Oxford CO. 

Maine, 20 m. W. Paris. Pop. 91. 

Bachddor's-retre.xf, p-v. Pciitlic- 
, ton CO. S. C. 

Back creek Vallcij, p-v. Freder- 
ick CO. Va. 

Bacon-cast te, p-v. Surry co. Va. 
74 m. S. E. Richmond. 

Bad river, N. W. Territory, runsjinto the Moirimack at Plymoutli. 
into Lake Superior 15 m. W. of Biikenril/e, p-v. Patrick co. ^^-i 



Bakersfield, p-t. Franklin co. Vt. 
on Missisfjue river, 38 m. N. N. 
W. IVlontpelier. Pop. 945. 

Baker s island, Mass. oft" Salem 
harbor, 5 m. E. N. E. Salcai. 
On its N. end is alight house. 

Baker's i-icer, IN! H. rises in 
Moosehillock moiuitain and runs 



Montreal river. It is 70 yards wide 
at its mouth, and boatablc 8 or 9 
mile*. 

Bahama Ckamief, or Gulf of 
Florid<t, the narrow sea between 
the coast of America and tiie Ba- 



Bald Eagle, r. Pa. runsN. E. 4^1 
miles, through Mifflin and Lycom- 
ing counties, and falls into the 
west branch of the Susquehannah. 

Batd Eagle, mountains, Btdt'ord 
CO. Pa. Bald Eagle cal/ey lies on 



hama islands, 135 miles long and ihe east side. It is 5 miles wide 
IG broad. The currents here are and the bottom is a bed of limc- 



most violent, and vessels .are fre- 
quently wrecked in passing tlirougl 
this strait. 

Bailetjsbiirg, p-v. Surry co. Pa. 

Bainbridge, or Jericho, p-t. Che- 
nango CO. N. Y. 20 m. S. Norwich. 
Pon. 2,290. 

Bainbridge., p-t. Franklin co 
Alabama. 

Bainbridge, p-t. Ross co. Ohio. 
18 ra. S. W. Chilicothe. It con 
tains about 2.3 houses, a forge and 
other mills. Pop. 14fi. Another, 
Geauga CO. Pop. 199. 

Baird's forge, p-v. Bui ke co.N.C. 

Bairdslown, p-i. and cap. Nelson 
CO. Kentucky, 35 m. S.W. Frank- 
fort, on a branch of Salt river. 
Pop. 821. It has a stone court- 
house and jail, a church, and a 
market-house. Here is a Roman 
Catholic College. 

Baker's falls, N. Y. in the Hud- 
son, at the bend, 1 m. above Fort 
Edward. The descent is 76 feet 
in the course of 60 rods. 



stone. In the limestone "are \\orH 
va.st pits 300 feet deep, a cave wijic 
enough to admit a large shallop 
with her sails spread, and chan- 
nels under tlic surface of tho 
ground several miles long, ihiuugh 
which the largest streams of the 
valley pass. 

Bald Eagle, t. Cenlre co. Pa. 
Pop. 685. 

Bald Eagle, t. Lycoming co. Pa. 
Pop. 281. 

Bald Head, the S. W. point of 
Wells Bay, Maine. Lon. 70° 35' 
W. Lat. 43c> N. 

Bald Head, the S. W. end of 
Smith's island at the mouth of Cape 
Fear river, N. C. It hae a light- 
house, 24 m. N. W. bv IS. from 
Frying-Pan-Shoals. Lon. 78'^ 13' 
VV. Lai. 33051/ N. 

Bald Mountains, a part of the 
Alleghany ridge, on the E. border 
of Tennessee. 

Baldwin, p-t. Cumberland cO. 



B A L 22 B A L 

Maine, 2G m. N. W. Portland, more than 1,200 were iVoni the 
Pop. 1,120. [stales south of New- York. The 

Balduin, co. Geo. on the Oco-jwaters possess a stimulating and 
nee, in the centre of the State. re.'ies;liin<^ quality. Under the ex- 
ChieTt. Miiledgcvillc. Poj).5,GGo. hauslion ol heat and fatigue, uo- 
Siaves, 3,042. Engaged in agri-jthius can be more agreeable and 
culiure 1,960, in manufactures 13.lrcviving to the system. As a povv- 

Buhlicin, CO. Alabama, at thelerful remedy also in many diseas- 
junction of the Alabama and Tora-|es, tliey are well known and hidi- 
bigbee rivers. Chief t. Fort Stod-ily ceiebraled. Letters intended 
Pop. 1,713. Slaves, 1,001. fo- 



dert. 



Engaged in agriculture 48.5. 

Baldicinscille, p-v. Columbia co. 
Geo. 

Batdicinville, p-t. Onondaga co. 
N. Y. 

Bciiize, the main pass into the 
mouth of the Mississippi, 105 m. 



for persons residing at the springs, 
should be directed to Ballnton-Spa, 
as there is another post-otiice in 
the town of Ballston, at some dis- 
tance from the village. 

BallsviUe, p-v. Powhaitan co. 
Va. 48 m. N. W. Rirhmond. 

Baltimore, I. Windsoi to. Vt. Il 
below New-Orleans. It is 20 m. S. VV. Windsor. Pop. 204. 
miles long, and has 16 feet walcr| Baltimore, hundred, Sussex co. 
on the bar. On an island, at thejDelavvaro. Pop. 2,057. 
N . side of the pass is a fort. Baltimore,Q,o. Md.on the W. side 

Balhton^ p-t. Saratoga county, of Chesapeake bay, N. of Palapsco 
N. Y. 28 m. N. Albany. Pop^jriver. Chief t. Baltimore. Pop. 
2,407. It contains a court-house, 
an academy, and 6 houses for pub- 
lic worship. 

Ballstan-Spa, p-v. partly in Balls- 
ton, bat chiefly in Milton, and cap. 
of Saratoga co. N. Y. £6 m. JN. Al- 
bany, in a beautiful and romantic 
situation. Pop. 1,909. It has a 
court-house, two printing-oflices, 
a book-store, with which is con- 
nected a circulating library and 
a reading-room ) an academy, and 
J wo 

one for Episcopalians, and one 
for Baptists. This place is fa- 
mous for its mineral waters, which 
are much frequented by the gay 
and fashionable during the months 
of July and August. Hence 
in addition to several inns, there 
are three large boarding-hous- 
es expressly designed for the ac- 
commodation of strangers. In 
ihe summer of 1818, 2,500 persons 
\isit«d these springs, of wbom 



exclusive of the city and its j)re- 
cincts, 33,463. Slaves, 6,720. En- 
gaged in agriculture 7,746, in com- 
merce 102, in manutactures 1,994. 
Baltimore^ city, and port of en- 
fry, Baltimore co. Maryland, is on 
the N. side of Patapsco river, 14 
miles from its entrance into Ches- 
apeake bav ; 33 m. N. E. Wash- 
ington. 100 S. W. Philadeljihia, 
190 S. W. New Ycik, 400 S. W. 
Boston, 160 N. E. Richmond, 230 
houses for public worship. E. S. E. Pitti-burgh. 390 N.N. E. 
- • - ' Charleston. Lon. 71]° 36' W. Lat. 

39^ 17' N. Pop. of the ciiy and 
nrecincts, in 1790, 13..503 ; in 1800, 
26.514 ; in 1810, 46,555 ; and in 
1820, 62,738, of whom 3,966 were 
slaves. 

Baltimore is well situated for com- 
merce. It is connected by good 
turnpike roads with various parts of 
Pennsylvania, and \\'i\\\ the naviga- 
ble waters which run into the Ohio. 
It possesses the trade of Maryl in(^- 



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and of a great portion of the back 
country of Pennsylvania, and the 
western States. In amount ol 
shipping, it is the third city in the 
Union. The number of tons in 
1815 was 101.9G0. The ex[)orts in 
1811 amounted to more than $4,- 
000,000. The growth of the city 
has been remarkably rapid. In 
1790, the amount of shipping was 
only 13,5G !■ tons, and the popula- 
tion in 1770, was only 300. 

The city is built around a bay. 
which sets up from the north side 
of the Patapsco, and affords a 
spacious and con enient haibour. 
The strait which connects the 
bay wiih the river is very nar- 
row, scarcely a pistol shot across, 
and is well defended by Fort M'- 
Henry. A small river, called 
Jones' Falls, emptiesinto the north 
side of the harbor, and divides the 
city into two parts, called the tow n 
and Fell's point, which are con- 
nected by bridges. At Fell's point, 
the water is deep enough for ves- 
sels of 500 or 600 tons, but none 
larger than 200 tons can go up to 
fhe town. 

Baltimore contains the Stati 
penitentiary ; the city and coun(y 
alms-house ; a court-house ; a 
museum; a theatre; a custom- 
house ; a hospital, in which there 
is a fine collection of anatomical 
preparations in wax ; an exchange 
an immense edifice recently erect 
ed ; 3 market-houses ; 10 banks. 
31 houses of public worship, 5 for 
Koman Catholics, 5 for Episcopa- 
lians, 5 for Methodists, 3 for Bap- 
lists, 2 for Presbyterians, 2 for 
Dutch Reformed, 2 for Seceders. 
2 for Friends, 1 for Lutherans, 1 
for Independents, 1 for Dunkers. 
1 for Unitarians, and 1 for Swe 
denborgians. 

A marble monwmcnt to the 



B A L 

memory of General Washington 
has been recently erected, on an 
elevation at the north end of 
Charles-etreei. The base is 50 
feet square, and 23 feet high, on 
which is another square of about 
half the exte«t and elevation. On 
this is a lofty column, 20 feet in 
diameter at the base, and 14 at 
the top. On the summit of tills 
column, 1G3 feet from the ground, 
tiie .statue of ^Vashington is to be 
placed. 

The Battle Monument, erected 
to the memory of those who fell in 
bravely defending their city from 
the attack of the British on the 12tii 
and 13th of Sept. 1814, is a hand- 
some structure of stone, situated 
an a large square in JNordi Cal- 
vert-street. The names of the 
persons are to be inscribed on the 
column. 

The city is generally well built. 
The houses are chiefly of brick ; 
many of them are handsome, and 
some splendid. The principal 
street is Maikct or Baltimore 
street, S6 feel wide. It ru)ts nearly 
east and west, parallel with the 
harbor, and is intersected by oth- 
ers at right angles. Baliimore is 
applied with water taken from 
the Jones' falls, and conveyed to 
reservoirs, whence it is distributed 
to cvei-y pait of the city. Nortli 
and East cf the city, the land rises 
to a considerable elevation, from 
which there is a noble view of the 
city and harbor. 

There are several literary insti- 
tutions in this city. A Medical 
College was founded in 1807. In 
1812 the institution was enlarged, 
and received a new charter. It is 
now styled the University of Mary- 
land, and embraces the depart- 
ments of languages, arts, sciences, 
medicine, law, and divinity. The 



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medical department has G Profcs-| Barhotm-iUe, p-l, and cap. Knox 



sors, and is in a very flourish 
state. The prol'cssois in the oth^ 
er departments are merely nomi- 
nal. The buildings have accom- 
modations for 500 students. St. 
Mary's College has a valuable li- 
brai-y, a chemical and philosophic- 
al apparatus, and about 150 stu- 
dents. Baltimore college has 2 
instructors' and about GO students. 

Bavgor, p-t. and caj). Penobscot 
CO. Maine, on the W. side of Pe- 
nobscot river, at the head of navi- 
gation ; 35 m. N. Castinc ; and 52 
from Owl's Head, at the mouth of 
Penobscot bay. Pop. 1,221. It is 
flot open for shipping during the 
winter, but at other seasons it is of 
very easy access for vessels of al- 
most any size, and the river is open 
at all times within twelve miles of 
Frankfort. Bangor will be the 
natural market for a large portion 
of tlie interior of Maine. It is a 
flourishing place, and contains a 
court-house, bank, and printing- 
office. A Theological Seminary 
was opened here in 1815, styled 
"The Maine Charity School." 
It is under the direction of 2 pro- 
fessors and a preceptor. Its design 
is to prepare young men for the 
ministry by a shorter course of stu- 
dy than is usual. The qualifica- 
tions for admission are a know- 
ledge of English grammar, arith- 
metic, Latin grammar, and some 
acquaintance with the Latin clas- 
sics. The term of study is four 
years. The number of students 
in 1821 was more than twenty. 

Ban2;o7\ p-t. Franklin co. N. Y. 
15 m. W. Malone. Pop. 370. 

Barbary ,Xi-\' . Rowan co. N. C. 
134 m. W.Raleigh. 

Burher'sy p-v. Fauquier co. Va. 

Barboursville. p-v. Orange co. 
?a. 87 m.jy. W.Richmond. 



CO. Ken. 124 m. S. Frankfort. 
Pop. 55. 

Barbae, r. U. S. runs into Lake 
Michigan from the S. E. between 
Raisin and Maumee rivers; 72 m. 
N.Fort St. Joseph'.';. 

Bardstmvn . See Bairdstoiin. 

Barefickh-, |)-t. Marion co. S. C. 
41 m. from Washington. 

Bai/'gaiJitcncn, p-v. Glonccstev 
CO. N. J, 83 m. S. Trenton. 

BarklKanstec/, j)-!. Litchfield co. 
Ct.20m. ^. E. Litchfield. Pop. 
1.592. 

Bar/oir, t. W^ashington co. Ohio, 
9 m. W. Marietta. Pop. 316. 

Barmrd, p-t. \Vindsor co. Vt. 21 
m. N. W. Windsor. Pop. 1,691. 

Birnard, p-t. Meigs co. Ohio. 

Barnardf, p-v. Currituck, N. C. 

Bart>e, t. Huntington co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,387. 

Bar/iegat, v. Dutchess co. N. Y. 
on the Hudson, 5 m. S. Pough- 
keepsic. Lime is manufactured 
in this place in large quantities and 
sent to New-York. 

Bi'nies'-jiiUb, p-v. Monongalia 
CO. Va. 

Banieslown, p-t. Montgomery co. 
Md. 36 m. from Washington. 

Barriesrille, p-t. Belmont co. O- 
hio, 11 m. S. W. St. Clairsville. 

Barnef, p-t. Caledonia co. Vt. on 
Connecticut river, 15 ni. N. New- 
bury : Pop. 1,488. 

Bat-net' s-tavei 71, p-v. Fauquier 
CO. Va. 59 ni. \V' . Washington. 

Barnstable^ co. Mass. in the S.E. 
part of the state. It comprises the 
whole of the peninsula of Cape 
Cod, and is separated from Ply- 
mouth CO by a narrow isthmus ex- 
tending from Barnstable bay to 
Buzzard's Bay. Pop. 24,026 ; en- 
gaged in agriculture 1,558, in com- 
merce 3,363, in manufactures 912, 
The soil is principally sandy and 



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barren, and the inliabitants depenfl 
on the sea for subsistence. 

Baryxtable, seaport, and cap. 
Barnstable co. Mass. on a bay of 
the same name at the bottom of 
Massachusetts bay. The township 
extends across the peninsula of 
Cape Cod, which is here from 5 to 
9 miles wide. The harbor is a 
mile wide and 4 or 5 miles long. 
It has a bar at its mouth which 
prevents the entrance of large ves- 
sels The town is built on a de- 
clivity sloping to the N. The pub- 
lic buildings arc a church and 
courthouse. Fop. 3,824. Tiic in 
habitants are largely engaged ii 
navigation and the fisheries. A 
mount of shipping in 1815, 15,964 
tons. 

Barnstead, p-t. Slraflbrd co. N.H 
£Gm. N.E.Concord. Pop. 1,805. 

Barn-tavern^ p-v. Southampto 
CO. Va. 

Barnwell, co. S. C. Pop. 14,750. 
Slaves 6,.33G. Engaged inagricu 
ture 4,800, in commerce 19, in 
manufactures 117 

Barrancas, fort, Florida, on the 
VV. side of Perdido river, 9 m. be 
low Pensacola. 

Barrataria, bay, Louisiana, ii 
the gulph of Mexico, west of the 
Balize, Lon. 90° ^V. In the mouth 
of this bay there is an island 



markable for its health, and its 1908. 



BAR 

7 m. S. E. Montpeliei. Pop. 1,955. 

Barre, p-t. Worcester co. Mass. 
24 m. N. W. Worcester . Pop. 
2,077. It has good pastures, and 
contributes a large quantity of beef, 
butter and cheese for the market. 

Barre, p-t. Genessee co. N. Y. 
12 m. N. Batavia. Pop. 1,767. 

Barre, t. Huntington co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,053. 

JBarren, co. Ken. on the S. side 
of Green river. Pop. 10,328. 
Slaves, 2,446. Engaged in agricul- 
ture 2,531, in commerce 32, in man- 
ufactures G9. Chief t. Glasgow. 

Barren, r. Ken. runs N. W. into 
Green river, between Logan and 
WaiTcn counties. The mouth of 
Little Barren river is 30 miles a- 
bove. 

Barrens, \>-\. Genevieve co. Mo. 

Barren, springs, p-v. Perry co. 
Ten. 

Barrinvfon, p-t. Strafford co. N. 
H. 20m."N. W. Portsmoudi. Pop. 
1.610. AUum is found here, A 
branch of Agamenticus mt. passes 
through this town. 

Barrinsrion, p-t. Bristol co.R. I. 
on Warren river, 7 m. S. E. Prov- 
idence. Pop. 6;34. 

Barrivrton, Great, p-t. and the 
second in rank in Berkshire co, 
Mass. S. of Stockbridge, adjoin- 
ing ; 140 m. W. Boston. Pop. 



strength as a military position 
Both ends of the island were forli 
fied in 1811, bv the pirates undei 
M. la Fitte. "The bay affords t 
safe and capacious harbor for 
light ships of war and merchant 
Ye.ssels. In time, this may become 
a place of importance, as by a late 
survey of the country in its rear 
is found that there is a district ol 
half a million of acres of the first 
rate sugar land 

Barre, p-t. Washiogton co. Vt.| Bartlett, p-t. Coos co. N. H. GO 



Barrons. p-v. Prince William co. 
Va. 

Barrijsville, p-v. Perry co. Ten. 

Biirriisville, p-v. Mecklenburg 
CO. N.C. 

Ba}-t, t. Lancaster co. Pa. Pop. 
1,423. 

Bartholemy, r. Louisiana, falls 
into the Wacliita from the N. E. 
On its bauks are good lands, which 
are cultivated by settlers, conside- 
rably numerous. 



Bat 

N.N.E. Concord. 



iib 



Barton, p-t. Orleans co. Vt. 39 
m. N.^\£.Montpelior. Pop. 372. 

Barton, r. Vt. runs N. N. E. into 
lake Meniphrama^og. 

Barton's Creek, Tennessee, runs 
into the Cumberland, 10 m. above 
Ciarivsville. 

Basin Harbor, p-v. Addison co. 



Pop. 511. for baptists. 



BAT 

Pop. 3,026. Amount 



or shipping in 1815, 20,628 tons. 

Bath, p-t. Grafton co. i\. H. on 
Connecticut river, 67 m. N. N. W. 
Concord, 3.3 N. E. bv N. Dart- 
month College. Pop. 1,498. 

Both, p-t. and cap. Steuben co. 
N. Y. on Coshocton creek, a 
blanch of the Tioga, 59 m. S. W. 



Vt. in the township of FenisburfijGeneva, 18 m. N. W. Painted 



on lake Champlain. 

Baskenriclge, p-t. Somerset co. 
N. J.7m. S. S. W. Mnrristown. 
Gen. Lee was taken prisoner here 
Dec. 13th, 1776. 

Bass IsUmds, 7 in number, in 
Lake Erie, 3 m. from Sandusky 
peninsula ; in these Islands is the 
harbor of Put-in-Bay. 

Bataria, p-t. and cap. Genesee 
CO. N. Y. 40 ra. E. Buflalo, 48 W . 
Canandaigua. Pop. 2,.597. The 
village is a busy, thriving place, 
with two houses for religious wor- 
ship, 1 for presbyterians, and 1 for 
Episcopalians; a court-hou^e, a 
state arsenal, and about 60 dwel- 
ling houses. 

Batavia. p-t. Clermont co.Ohio. 
7 ni. AY. Williamsburg. Pop. 1,208'. 

Batavia, I. Geauiia co. Ohio. 
Pop. 355 



J3ath, p-t. and port of entry, Lin- •' 
<coln CO. Miiine, on the W. side oH 
Kennebeck, 15 m. from its mouth, 
at the head of winter navigation, 
14 m. S. W. V/i.sc asset, 3-rN. E.' 



Post, 245 W . Albany. Pop. 2,578. 

Bafh, V. on the E. bank of the 
Hudson, opposite Albany, IN. Y. It 
has mineral .springs of some value. 

JSaf/?,p-t. Northumberland co.Pa. 

Bath, CO. Va. on the Jackson, a 
source of the James river, situated 
among the Alleghanv mountains, 
.50m. \V. S. W. Staunton. It has 2 
Hot Springs. The basin of one is30 
feet diameter, and the water at the 
temperature of 96*^. The other, 6 ni. 
distant, is smaller, and of the tem- 
perature of 112^^, and more effica- 
ciou.i. The springs are resorted to 
chiefly in Jaly and August, for the 
relief of rheumatism and other 
complaints. Pop. 5,237. Slaves 
1,202. Engaged in agriculture 
1,697, in commerce 12, in manu- 
factures 24. 

Bath, p-t. Berkley co. Va. 104 
7\T -nr 1 



m. JN\ \V . Washington. Here are 
\e Berkehi Spri?ios, which see. 
Bath, p-t. Beaufort co. N. C.61 
I. S. E. Edenton, on the N. side 

of Tar river, 24 m. above Pamlico 



Portland, 153 N.E.Boston. Lon. Sound, Lat. 35° 31' N. 



The! l)a//i, CO. Kentucky. Pop. 



69^ 49MV. Lat 43^ 55' N 

river is here a mile wide. ThejSlaves 1,224. Engaged m 
town is built on a declivity, and;culture 1,865, in commerce 
extends a mile and a half along 
the river, and three fourtiis of a 
mile into the interior. The street- 
run parallel to each other at right 
angles to the river. Bath is a 
nourishing town and contains two 
banks, an academy, and 3 church- 
es, 2 for coagregalionalists, and 1 



(,961. 
agri- 
9, in 
manufactures 178. 

Bath, t. Green co. Ohio. Pop. 
1,185. 

Bath, t. Medina co. Ohio. Pop. 

176. 

Bath, p-t. Franklin co. Indiana. 

Baton Rouge, JVesf. parish, Lou. 

Pop. 2.3.35. Slaves 1,. 303. Engaged 



B E A : 

irt agriculture 833, in commerce 7 
in manufactures 8. 

Baton Roiigr, East, parish, Lou- 
isiana, bounded N. by Feliciana. 
E. bv the river Amite, S. by the 
Iberville, and W. by the Missis- 
sippi. The lands ai-e'of inexhaust- 
ible tertilitv, but are as yet little 
improved. " Pop. 5,220. Slaves 
2,076. Engaged in agriculture 
1,612, in commerce 81, in manu 
factures 153. Chief towH, Baton 
Rouge. 

Baton Rouge, p-t.and cap. E. B; 
ton Rouse parish. La. on the E. side 
of the Mississippi, 15 m. above the 
Ibervile, 110 above New-Orleans. 
It is at the commencement of the 
high grounds on the Mississippi 
and is usually considered the most 
healthy situation on the river. It 
is a flourishing place. The seatol 

fovernment for the state will proba 
ly soon be fixed at Baton Rouge . 

Battletoicn, p-v. Frederick co. 
Va. 58 m. W. N. W Washii 

Baughman, t. Wayne co. Ohio, 
12 m. N. W. Wooster. Pop. in 
1819, 460. 

Biujlesbuiij , p-v. Southampton 
CO. Va. about 70 m. S. Richmond 

Bayou pierre, r. Mississippi, 
runs into Mississippi river, 40 m 
above Natchez. 

Bazetta, t. Trumbuil co. Ohio, i 
ra. N. W. Warren. Pop. 1%. 

Beachg}-ove,p-v. Luzerne co. Pa 

Beach Island, t. Hancock co 
Maine. Pop. 8. 

Bealsbnru, t. Harden co. Ken. on 
the E. bank of Rollingfork, 15 m 
W. S. W. Bairdstown, 50 S. W^ 
Frankfort. 

Bean's creek, p-v. Franklin co 
Ten. 

Bean's station, p-v. Granger co 
Ten. 

Bear creek. Ken. runs into Qreeii 
river in Ohio county 



BE A 

Bear creik, Alabama, runs N 
45 miles and falls into the Tennes- 
see. The boundary line betvi^een 
Alabama and Mississippi strikes 
the Tennessee at the mouth of this 
creek. 

Bearficid, t. Penv co. Ohio, 10 

. S. W. Somerset." Pop. 428. 

Bear-gap, p-v. Northumberland 
CO. Pa. 

Bear grass, creek, Ky. which ruii*^ 
into the Ohio at Louisville. Its 
mouth forms an excellent harbor, 
having at all times 12 feet water. 

Bear Lake, White, in lat. 48^^ 15' 
N. the head water of the Miss. 

Beard's creek, Geo. runs into the 
Alatamaha, in Liberty county. 

Beard's mill, p-v .Rowan co. N .C . 

Beattie's ford, p-v. Lincoln co. 
N. C. 

Beaver, co. Pa. on the Allegha- 
ny river. Chief t. Beaverton. 
Pop. 1.5,340; engaged in agricul- 
ture 2,585, in commerce 19, in 
manufactures 474. 

Beaver, t. Crawford co. Pa. Pop. 
419. 

Beaver, t. Northumberland co. 
Pa. 50 m. N. W. Harrisburg. Pop. 
1,502. 

Beaver t. Pike co. Ohio, 5 m. ? 
E. Piketon. Pop. 525. 

Beaver t. Columbiana co. Ohio 
Pop. 639. 

Bearer, t. Guernsey co. Ohio. 
14 m. S. E. Cambridge. Pop. .%6. 

/?(.\xier,t. Greene CO. Ohio. Pop 
112. 

Beaverdam, p-v. Delaware co. 
N.Y. 

Beaverdam, t. Erie co. Pa. Pop 
142. 

Beaver creek, N. Y. runs 35 m. S, 
E. and falls into Popacton river, a 
branch of the Delaware. 

Beaver dam, creek, Geo. run' 
S. E. and falls into Briar Creek. 
jmiie below Jacjisonboro'. 



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Beaver dam, p-v. Qiiecn-Aiinc 
CO. Mel. 

Beaver-dam, p-v. Pendleton dis- 
trict, S.C. 

Beaver Islands, Lake Michioan. 
40 m. S. W. Mackinaw. They 
affcrJ good anchorage for vesseK^. 

Beaverton, bor. p-t. and cap. 
Beaver co. Pa. at tlie junction of 
the Bigbeaver river withthe Ohio, 
30 m. below Pillsburg. Pop. of 
the borough, 361. It contains a 
court-house and jail, a bank, an 
academy, and various mannfacto- 
.ries. In its neighbourhood is an 
iron mine. 

Beaver, Bio-, t. Eeaver co. Pa. 
Pop. 7-12. " 

Beaver, Little, t. Beaver co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,144. 

Beaver, North, t. Beaver co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,206. 

Be:iv-er, South, t. Beaver co. Pa. 
Pop. 800. 

Beavertoion, p-t. Union co. Pa. 
Pop 2,035. 

Bemfort, co. N. C. on Pamlico 
Bound, at the mouth cf Tar rivf-r. 
Chief t. Washington. Pop.9.S.i0. 
Slaves 3,655. Engaged in agricul- 
ture 2,855, in commerce 97, in 
manufactures 239. 

Beaufort, s-p. and cap. Carteret 
CO. N. C. on Core Sound; 27 m. 



from Cape Look-out, 
Nevvbern. Lat. 34- 42' N. Pop. 
about 500. Shipping in 1815. 
1 ,537 ton?. Beaufort irdet is under 
the shore of Cape Look-out. The 
<lepth of tiie water on tiie bar is 
14 feet. \Vithin the bar is a safe 
;ind spacious harbour. It is pro- 
posed to make this inlet the chan- 
nel of trade for all the rivers of N. 
Carolina north of Cape Fear ; and 
for this purpose to connect it by 
canals with the Neuse, the Tar, 
and the Roanoke. 



BED 

=;ca-coa.st, between Savannah ami 
Combarce rivers. Chief towns, 
Beaufort and Coosahatchie. Pop. 
32,199. Slaves 27,339. Engag- 
ed in agriculture 15,409, in com- 
merce 59, in manufactures 16G. 

Beaifort, s-p. and p-t. Beaufort 
district, S. C. on Port Royal I.^^l- 
and, at the mouth of Beaufort riv- 
er, 73 m. S. Charleston, 69 N. Sa- 
vannah. Pop. about 1,000. Ship- 
ping in 1815, 1,537 tons. Its har- 
!iour is deep and large, and was 
once a station of the British fleet, 
ticre is a ihartered college, with 
fund8 of 60 or 70,000 dollars, 
,1 handsome edifice, and schools 
for the pre|)aratory studies ; but it is 
noti}rovided with instructors in the 
studies of a collegiate course, and 
does not confer degrees. The pub- 
lic library contains 700 volumes. 

Beccaria, t. Clearfield co. Pa. 
Pop. 236. 

Becket, p-t. Bershire co. Mass. 
ITm. S. E. Lenox. Pop. 984. 

BcckhamsviUe, p-t. Chester co. 
S. C. on the AVateree, 30 m. N. 
\V . Camden. 

Beddinf^ion, t. Washington co. 
Maine, 35 m. N. W. Machias. 

Bedford, p-t. Hillsborough, co. 
New-Hampshire, on the W. side 
Df the Merrimac, 19 m. belowCon- 
cord. Pop. 1,375. 

Bedford, t. Middlesex co. Mass. 
16 m.^N. W. Boston. Pop. 648. 

Bedford, p-t. Westchester co. 
N. Y."^44 m. IN. by E. New-York. 
Pop. 2,432. It contains 4 churches, 
1 each for Presbyterians, Episco- 
()alians, Bapti.sts and Methodists, 
and an Academy. The courts of 
common pleas and general sessions 
are held alternately here and at 
White plains. 

Bedford, co. Pa. bordering on 
iMarviand. Pop. 20,248; enga- 



Be:ii'f<rt. di;lrlct. S. C,f>nfhe?ed in agriculiarg 4,355. ia conv 



BEL 29 

nierce 41, in manufactures 905. 
Chief t. Bedford. 

Bedford, p-t. and cap. Bedfoirl 
CO. Pa. 100 m. E. Titlsburg, 200 
W. Philadelphia. It is regularl; 
laid out on the W. branch of th<> 
Juniatta in a romantic spot hem- 
med ill by mountains at thc 
foot of which issue the chaly- 
beate springs. Pop. 2,110. Tin 
springs, four in number, an* 
particularly beneficial in chronic 
disorv^es. Convenient boarding 
houses are erected, and ample ac- 
commodations for warm and colrl 
bathing, and the medical proper- 
ties of the waters, together with 
their situation in a mountainous 
and healthy country render them a 
great resort for invalids. 

Bedford, co. Va. on the south 
side of James river. Chief t. Lib- 
erty. Pop. 19,305. Slaves 8,043. 
Engaged in agriculture 5,948, in 
commerce 36, in manufactures 351 

Bedford, t. Richmond co.Geo.un 
Savannah river,4m.a!)OveAugusta 

Bedford, co. West Tennessee, on 
Duck river. Pop 16,012. Slaves 
3,558. Engaged in agriculture 
3,307, in commerce 15, in manufac- 
tures 137. Chief t. Shelby viUc. 

Bedford, p-t. Henry co. Ken. 

Bedford, t. Lincoln co. Missouri. 

Bedminster, t. Somerset co. N. J. 
20 m. N. W. New-Brunswick. 
Pop. 1,248. 

Bedminster, t. Bucks co. Pa. 
Fop. 1,248. 

Beektnan, X. Dntchcss co. N. Y. 
13 ui. E. Pouglikeepsic. Pop 
4,257. It contains4 meeiing hous 



BEL 

p-t. Hampshire co- 



Belchertowj 
.Mass. 15 m. E. S. E. Northamp- 
:on, 80 W.Boston. Pop. 2,426. 

Belfast, S'p. and p-t. Haucooji 
CO. Maine, on Penobscot bay, 9 
m. from Castine, across the bav, 
iO N. E. Hallowell and Augusta. 
Pop. 2,026. It has a good harbor, 
ind is a place of trade. Here is 
an Academy. 

Belfast, t.' Bedford co. Pa. Pop. 
1,190. 

Belfast, p-v. Laurens dist. S. C. 

Belfont, p-t. Jackson co. Al. 

Belford, p-v. Nash co. N. C. 

Belgrade, p-t. Kennebeckco. Me. 
13 m. N. Augusta. Pop. 1,121. 

Belgrade, p-t. Pope co. Illinois. 

Bellair, p-t. and cap. Harford 
CO. Md. 22 m. N. E Baltimore. 

Bell-air, \)-\'. Lancaster dist. S.C. 

Bellbrook, p-t. Green co. Ohio. 

Bellefontaine, t. and cap. Logan 
CO. Ohio, 56 m. N. ^N . Columbus. 

Belle Fontaine, v. St. Louis co. 
Mi-'SOuri,on the S.side of Missouri 
river, 4 m. above its mouth, 15 N. 
St. Louis. The inhabitants are 
chiefly French. 

Bellef&nte, bor. p-t. and cap. 
Centre co. Pa. about 70 m. N. W. 
Harrisburg. Pop. 453. It stands 
at the head of boat navigation on 
Spring-creek. It is regularly laid 
out, and has a bank, and an acad- 
emy. 

Bellevicw, t. Washington co. 

Missouri, 13 m. from Hcrculane- 

|um. It lies on Cedar creek, a 

jbranchofBig river, and is noted 

,,. for its iron ore. This is found par- 

s- ticularlv at Iron mountain, where 

1.1.1 '• _:i.j : _u „.,„ 



esofthe Friends, 1 of the Dutch^theore is piled in such enormous 
Reformed and 1 of the Bajitistso-I masses as to compose the entire 
cieties. jsoutliern extremity of a lofty ridge 

Beekmantoum, t. Clinton co. IN. 500 or COO feet high. The town 
Y. Pop. 1,343. icontains about GO families. 

Belen' s-femj , p-v. Cumberlandl Belleville, p-v. Essex, co. N. J. 
CO. Pa. ' ' 'pn the Pasaic. 5 in. above Newark 



BEL 3 

Bdkville, p-t. Wood co. Va. on 
ihe Ohio, 5 m. below the mouth of 
Hotkhocking river. 

BeHeville, p-v. Mifflin co. Pa 

jB<e//ei77/e,p-v.Washingtonco.Pa. 

Belleville, t. Logan eo. Ohio. 

Belleville, t. Richland co. Ohio, 
on a W. branch of Mohiccan creek. 

Belleville, p-t. St. Clair co. 111. 
15m. E. Cahokia, 50 N. Kaskas- 
kia. 

Belljield, v. Greensville co, Va. 
on the Meherrin, opposite Hicks- 
ford, 45 m. S. Petersburg. 

Bellingham. t. Norfolk co. Mass. 
26 m. S. W. Boston, 20 N. Provi- 
dence. Pop. 1,034, 

Bellmvs falls, in Connecticut riv- 
er, at Walpole, N. H, In (he 
midst of the channel worn in the 
locks, a huge rock remains, on 
each side of which is a passage for 
the water. As the east side how- 
ever is more elevated, the water, 
except when the river is high, 
does not pass over it ; and the 
whole Connecticut which above 
is about 350 feet w ide and 25 feet 
deep, shoots through a space 16 
feet wide, descending by succes- 
sive pitches in the course of half a 
mile 44 feet. On the western side 
of the falls is a canal three-fourths 
of a mile long, 60 feet broad at top, 
and 18 at bottom, and 20 feet 
deep, with 7 locks. A bridge is 
thrown over the river, supported 
in the middle by the rock. The 
village of Bellows-Falls contains a 
post-ofuce and several mills. 

Bells, p-v. Warren co. Ken. 

Belmont, p-t. Hancock co. Me. 
20 m. W. Castine. Pop. 675. 

Behnont, co. Ohio, on Ohio river. 
Pop. 20,329; engaged in agricul- 
ture 4,371, in commerce 50, in 
manufactures 711. Chief t. St. 
Clairsviric. 

Bclpre, p-t. Washington co. 



) BEN 

Ohio, on Ohio river, 14 m. S. W, 
Marietta. Pop. 1,151. 

Belvidere, t. Franklin co. Vt, 
40 m.N.Montpelier. Pop. 198. 

Belvidere, p-t. Sussex co. N. J. 
on theDelavvaie, 11 m. above Eas- 
ton. 

Benedict, p-t, Charles co.Md. on 
the W. side of Patuxent river, 47 
m. E Washington. 

Bennington, co. in the S. W. 
part of Vermont, bounded N. by 
Rutland co. E. by Windham co, 
S. by Mass. and W. by New-York. 
Chief t. Bennington. 'Pop. 16,125,; 
engaged in agriculture 4,024, in 
commerce 32,in manufactures 784, 

Bennington, p-t. Bennington co. 
Vt. 37 m. N, E. Albanv, 132 W. 
N. W. Boston, 68 S. W: Windsor. 
Pop. 2,485. It lies on the New- 
York line, and is surrounded, ex- 
cept on the east, with a fine fertile 
farming country. Foreign goods 

e generally procured from Troy 
on the Hudson. Here are 4 wool- 
en factories, a cotton factory, and 
a distillery. Two famous bat- 
tles were fought near this town, 
August 16th 1777, in w hich Gener- 
al Stark, at the head ofSOOAmer- 

an militia defeated the British. 

Bennington, t. Genesee co. N. 
Y. 15 m. S. W. Batavia. Pop. 796. 

Bennington, t. Mercer co. Pa. 
on »he Chenango river, 60 m. N. 
N. W. Pittsburg. 

Benningtcm, t. Licking co. Ohio. 
Pop. 210. 

Bensaleni, t. Bucks co. Pa. on 
the Delaware, above Philadelphia, 
Pop. 1667. 

Benshoro, p-v. Pitts co. N. C 
about 60 ro. S.E.Raleigh. 

Benson, p-t. Rutland co. Vt. on 
LakeChaniplaIn,57 m. N.Benning- 
ton. Pop. 1,481. 

Bent creek, p-v. Buckingham co, 
Va. 112 iTi.W. Richmond. 



BER 



Bentlensville,p-\. tlaVifax co. N. 
C. aUout 30 m. E. Raleigh. 

Benton, p-t. Ontario co.N.Y. on 
the W. side of Seneca Lake ; S. 
W. Canandaigiia. Pop. 3,357. 

Bey(rcn, p-t. Genesee co. N. Y. 
M m. N. E. Batavia. Pop. 2/438. 

Bergen, co. N. J. on tlie Hudson 
opposite NeAv-York. Pop. 18,178. 
Slaves 1,683. Engaged in agricul- 
ture 3,120, in commerce 57, in man - 
utactiires 904. Chief t. Hackensac. 

Bergen, \. Bersen co. N. J. 3 m. 
W. New- York. Pop. 3,137. Here 
is an academy. Bergen neck is the 
peninsula extending from Bergen 
S. 6 miles, betweenNew- York bay 
on the E. and Newark bay on the 
W. and is divided by a strait on 
the S. from Statcn Island. 

Berkley, p-t. Bristol co. Mass. on 
Taunton river, opposite Taunton, 
at the head of sloop navigation ; 
36 m.S. Boston. Pop. 1,060. 

Berkley, or Sandtown, v. Glou- 
cester CO. N. J. 14 m. from Phila- 
delphia. 

Berkley, co. Va. on the Poto- 
mac, W. of the Blue ridge. Pop. 
11,211. Slaves 1,898. EngatTcd in 
agriculture 1,831, in commerce 
27, in manufactures 606. Chief 
t. Marti nsburg. 

Berkley Springs, p-v. Berkley 
CO. Va. on the Potomac, 110 m. 
above Washington. The waters 
of the springs are warm, and 
though weakly minerali/.ed are 
much resorted to, being in a pop- 
ulous country and provided with 
accomodations for visitors. 

Berks, CO. Pa. on the Schuylkill. 
Pop. 46,275 ; engaged in agricul- 
ture 5,217, in commerce 125, in 
manufactures 2,928. Chief t. Rea- 
ding. 

Berkshire, p-t. Franklin co. Vt. 
on the Missisque river, 39 m. N, 
Burlington, Pop. 831, 



31 BER 

Berkshire, co. Mass. the \V. 
part of the State. Pop. 35,720; 
engaged in agriculture 7,568, in 
commerce 1.33, in manufactures 
2,019. Chief t. Lenox. It is cross- 
ed from N. to S. by the Green 
Mountains. Quarries of marble 
are opened in Stockbridge, Shef- 
field, Lanesborough, and other 
places. 

Berkshire, p-t. Broome co. N. Y. 
160 m.W.S.W. Albany. Pop.1,502. 

Berkshire, p-t. Delaware co. 
Ohio, 10 m. E. Delaware, 23 N. 
Columbus. Pop. 190. 

Berkshire valley, p-v. Morris co. 
N. J. 

Berlin, t. Washington co. Vt. 
on Onion river, opposite Montpc- 
lier. Pop. 1,4.55. 

Berlin, t. Worcester co. Mass. 
14 m. N E. Worcester, 34 W. 
Boston. Pop. 625. 

Berlin, p-t. Hartford co. Ct. 11 
m. S. Hartford, 23 N. New-Ha- 
ven, on the turnpike road between 
those two cities. It is divided in- 
to three parishes : Worthington, 
Kensington and New Britain. 
Pop. 2,887. Worthington is the 
principal seat of the manufacture 
of tin wave, which is carried on 
by pedlars to a very great extent. 
The pedlars set off in the autumn 
in waggons loaded with tin ware, 
together with other articles of mer- 
chandize and proceed chielly to 
the southern and western States. 
Workmen are also sent out by wa- 
ter with a sufficientquantity of the 
raw materials to employ them dur- 
ing the winter, and establish them- 
selves in different towns in the in- 
terior. To them the pedlar re- 
sorts, when his stock is exhausted, 
for a fresh suppl^v. In this way a 
large amount of goods is sold dur- 
ng the six or eight months they arq 
jb.sent, 



BER 5 

Sei'iin,t. Rensselaer CO. IN. Y 
52 m. E. Albany, 19 S. E. Troy- 
Fop. 1 986. 

Berlin, p-t. Adams co Pa. or 
Conewajra creek, 13 m. W.York 
100 m. VV. Pliiladeli.hia. 

Berlin, bor. and p-t Somer.';ci 
CO. Pa. 25 m. W. Bedford. Po; 
382. 

Berlin, t. Coshocton co. Ohio. 
Pop. 39.5. 

Berlin, p-t Huron co. Ohio. 

Berlinsville,p-\ Northampton co. 
Pa. 

Bermuda hundred, Chesterfield 
CO. Va. a small villajre on the point 
of land at the confluence of the 
Appamattox with James river. On 
this peninsula, 2 m. S. AV. of the 
vi!la<;e, is Citii Point, which see. 

Bern, p-t Albany co. N. Y. 20 
m. W. Albanv, 14 from Schoharie 
Fop. 5,531. * 

Bern, t. Berks co. Pa. 14 m. N. 
W. Reading. 

Bei~n,\. Fairfield co. Ohio, on 
the llockhockins, 3 m. AV. Lan- 
caster. Pop. 923. 

Bernardstov, p-t. Franklin co. 
Mass. 5 ni, N. Greenfield. Pop. 
912. 

Bernard.stown, t. Somerset co. 
N.J.Pop.2,0G3. 

Berry -hilL-bluff, p-v. Putnam co. 
Geo. 

Berryslick, p-v. Logan co. Ky. 

Berryaville, p-v. Charles co. Md. 

Berri^.sviUe, p-v. Mecklenbure 
CO. N.C. 

Bertie, co. N. C. on the Roan- 
oke, at its entrance into Albemarle 
Sound. Pop. 1,805. Slaves 5,725. 
Engaged in agriculture 3,440. in 
commerce 11. Chief t. VVindsor. 

Berwick, t. York co. Maine, on 
Salmon fall river, 16 m. jN. W. 
J'ortsmoulh. The village extends 
about 2 miles along the river, Kud 
Ctwri&s on a considerable trade. 



i BET 

chiefly in lumber. Berwick has 
an academy. Pop. 2,736. 

Benvick Soiith, p-t. York co. 
Maine, on Salmon fall river. 12 m. 
N.W. York, 17 N. by W. Ports- 
mouth. Pop. in 1810, 4,455. At 
the landing at the fool of the falls 
is a liourishing village. 

Berwick, p-t. Columbia co. Pa. 
on the E. branch of the Susque- 
hannah, opposite the falls in Nes- 
eopeck creek, 22j^ ra. above Sun- 
bury. 

Berwick oi\%l)ot.ytmcn, p-t. Adams 
CO. Pa. 41 m. S. W. from Haiiis- 
burdi. Pop. 1,207. 

hethahant, Moravian scttlc- 
nients, Stokes co. N. C. 4 m. S. 
E. Bethany. 

Bethanu, p-t. Genrsee co. N. Y. 
6 m. S. Batavia. Pop. 1.691. 

i?e//!a«.'/,p-t.and ca[). Wavne co. 
Pa. 50 m: ?^. E. Wilksbarre. Pop. 
193. 

Bethany, p-t, Stokes co. N. C. 
settled by Moravian?, 9 m. N. W . 
■Salem. It contains aboutCO houses. 
See Wachovia. 

Bethel, p-t. Oy^Cord co. Maine, on 
the Androscoggin, 18 m. N. W. 
Paris. Pop. 1,267. 

Bethel, p-v. in Danbury, Ct. 

Bethel, t. "Windsor co. Vt. 29 m. 
N. W. VVindsor. Pop. 1,318. 

Bethel, p-t. Sullivan co. N. Y. 
on Delaware river, W. of Thomp- 
son. Pop. 1,096. 

Betliel, t. Bedford co. Pa. Pop. 
1,083. 

Bethel, t. Berks co. Pa. Pop. 
1,294. 

Bethel, t. Delaware co. Pa. Pop. 
324.. 

i^eZ/i^Z. t. Dauphin co. Pa. Pop. 
including Easthanovcr and Rush, 
397. 

Bdhel, t. Lebanon co. Pa. Pop. 
2,.538. 

Betliel, p-t. Clcrmout co. Ohio, 



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m. S. Williamsburor. 



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p-v. 



7 

1815, 100. 

Bethel, t. Clarke co. 
978. ' 'm. N. Saiem, IG m. N. N. E. Bos- 

Bethel, t. Huron co. Ohio. Pop. ton. Pop. 4,283. It is connected 
IGi. Another, Miami co.Pop.1,013. vvitii Salem by a handsome bridge, 



Beltsburg, p-v. in Jerusalem, 
jChenan^o co. N.Y. 
Ohio. Pop. Beveii'j, p-t. Essex co. Mass. 1^ 



Bethleher 



Grifton CO. N. H.:1,.000 feet lonn;. If lias a bank, 



69 m. N. Coiicord. Pop. -167. and four meeting-house ; 3 for 
Bethlehem, p t. Albany co. N. Y.Congrcijationalisis, and 1 for Bap- 



on the Hudson, 8 m. below Alba 
ny. Pop. 5,11 -1. In this town two 
remarkable caves have lately been 
discovered. 

Bethlehem, t. Hunterdon co. N. J. 
on a branch of the Raritan. Pop. 
2,002. 

BethleJiem, p-t. Northampton co. 
Pa. on the Lehigh, 12 m. S. W. 
Easton, 53 N. Philadelphia. Pop. 
1,13(). It is a settlement of the 
Moravians or United Brethren. 
The situation is healthful and 
pleasant, and in summer, is fre- 
(|uented by s^"^''}' from differ- 
ent parts. There are two board- 
ing schools, one for young ladies, 
and the other for boys, which are 
in high repute, and receive many 
scholars from aNew-York, Phila- 
delphia, and other parts of the 
United States. 

BetJileliem, E(Uf, t. Washington 
CO. Pa. on the Monongahela. Pop. 
2,2.39. 

Belhlehem, West, t. Washington 
CO. Pa. Pop. 2,187. 

Bethlehem, t. Northampton co. 
Pa. Pop, 1,8G8. 

BeihkJiem, Stark co. Ohio. Pop. 
489. 

Bethlehem, p-v.Clark co.Indiana. 

Bethlehem's creek, or Vlam/.iri's 
kill, N. Y. runs into the Huds«n, 
7 m. below Albany. 

Bethlehem-cross-roads, ^-\.So\xi\\- 
ampton co. Va. 

Bethlem, p-t. Litchfield co. Ct. 
9 m. S. Litchfield. 32 N. N. W. 
New-Haven. Fop. 932. 



tists. The inhabitants are exten- 
sively engaged in the fisheries. 

liererbj, ibrmerly Tiigert's valley ^ 
p-t. and cap. Randolph co. Va. is 
pleasantly situated between two 
branches of Valley river, and pro- 
mises to become a place of con- 
siderable business. Here is u 
brick court-i)ou.se and jail. 254 
m. N. W.Richmond. 

Bibb, CO. in the centre of Ala- 
bama. Pop. 3,67tj. Slaves 146. 
Engaged in agriculture 1,294. 

Bidilcford, s-p. York co. Me. on 
Saeo river, opposite Saco, 38 m. 
N.E.York. Pop. 1,738. 

Biddk Uike, the S. W. head of 
Bighorn river. 

Bigbivj-retilement, p-v. Johnson 
CO. Illinois. 

Bighejtver-creek. See Mahoning. 

Biobhirk, r. Mi.ssissippi, runs 
S. W. 170 miles, and falls into the 
Mississippi at the Great Gulf, 50 
m. above Natchez. It is naviga- 
ble in wet season.- 70 miles. 

Bi<j,bliie, r. Indiana, runs into 
the Ohio, about 16 ni. W. Cory- 
don. 

Big-bone care. See White, co. 
Ten. 

Bighone creek, Ken. runs N. into 
the Ohio, 40 m. below Cincinnati. 
Big- Bojie- Licks, is 8 miles above 
its mouth, and is a tract of land on 
each side of the river, furrowed by 
the tongues of the buffaloes and 
dear, who lick it for the salt with 
which it is impregnated. It re- 



BIG 



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BLA 



celves its name from the bones of 
some enormous animal w liich vveie 
found lie re. 

Big-dnj, r. Missouri Ter. runs 
into the Missouri, 150 m. above 
tlie Yellow Stone. 

Big-Jltiis^ p-v. in Elmira, Tioga 
CO. i^. Y. 

Bighorn River, Missouri Ter. 
rises in the Rocky niouulains, near 
the sourcesof the Platte, and fails 
into the Yellow Stone at Manuel's 
fort. Its length is 800 miles. In 
its courr)e it receives two consid- 
erable rivers, one from tlie W. and 
one from the S. called Little Big- 
horn river. It is unobstructed bv 
falls, and is na\igable to a grtuu 
distance in canoes, through a rich 
open country. 

Big-iicfi-, p-v. Botletourt co. Va. 

Bigprairie, x. INew Madrid co. 
iMi<souri. 

Bigrivcr, t. St. Genevieve co. 
Missoini. 

Bigrivcr, t. Jefferson co. Mis- 
souri. 

Bigrock,t. Delaware co. Ohio. 
Top. 952. 

Bigrock, t. Pulaski co. Arkan- 
sas territory extends 80 miles a- 
long Arkansas river. Pop. 338. 

Big-Sivnhj, creek, Geo. runs 
into the Oconee, about 20 miie:- 
above Dublin. 

Big-Sainhj, r.rises in the Allegha- 
ny mountains, near the iieadsolthe 
Tennessee and Cumberland rivers, 
and falls into the Ohio between 
Virginia and Kentucky. It is the 
boiuidary between these States for 
nearly 200 miles. It is navigable 
to the Wascioto mountains. The 
east blanch joins the south or 
mainstream 40 miles above its en- 
trance into the OV.io. The mouth 
of C?>'/e Sijuly liver is 20 miles 
below tha^ of Birr Sandy. 

Big Sioitx, r. falls into tlie Mis- 



souri from the north, 882 miles fi- 
bove its nioulh. 

Bis: s2»-i7igs, p-v. Washington 
CO. Md. 

Big-Mudfhi- Creek, p-v. Ran- 
dolph CO. Illinois. 

Big-Walnut, creek, Ohio, runs 
into ithe E. side of the Scioto, 12 
tn. below Columbus. 

j5///f.-vca,p-t.Middlcsex co .Mass. 
19 m. N. Boston. Pop. 1,380. 

BlUitnead. See Sutton. 

Bivglumi, t. Somerset co. Me. 
on ilieKenuebeck, 2G m. N. Nor- 
ridgewock. 

hinglutmpton, p-v. and cap. 
Broome co. N. Y. at the junction 
of the Chenango and Suscjuehau- 
i.ah rivers; 40 m. S. W. JNorwich, 
148 S.W.Albany. 

Bird, t. Brown co. Ohio. Pop. 
2,032. 

Biinhhorough, t. Bcrke co. Pa. 
on the S. side of the Schuylkill, 8 
m. below Reading, 

BirdsriUe, j)-v. Burke co. Geo. 

Bir/nit!o}iai)i, t. Delaware co. 
Pa. ou Braudywine creek. Pop. 
515. 

Birmirgham, t. Chester co. Pa. 
Pop. 323. 

Birmins;}iam, p-t. Huntingdon 
CO. Pa. IS m. N. W^ Huntingtlon. 
Pep. 43. 

Bistineav j\aV.o , Louisiana, com- 
municates on tlie South with Red 
river, and receives Dacheet viver 
on the North . 

Black bur n-spunngs, p-v. Jackson 
CO. Ten. 

Black creek, S. C. runs into the 
Pedec in Liberty county. 

Blackford, t. Posey co. Indiana. 

Bljckheafh, p-t. Randolph co.IU. 

Blackhorse, p-v. Burlington co. 
N. J. 12 m. from Trenton. 

Blfick-horse-taveni, p-v. Chester 
CO. Pa. 



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Black hland, Hancock co. Me 
Po... 9. 

Block Lf'ke, or Osuegutchie, N 
Y. in St. Lawrence co. It is a 
bout 20 miles lon<^,and 1 or 2 wide 
It is the expansion of LuJian river, 
and commiinicatcB by an outlet 3 
miles long, witli Oswegalchie river 
7 miies-above its entrance into the 
St. Lawrence. 

Black Lake, r. Loui.«iana, rises 
in the N. W. |)art of the statC; 
pasi^es through Black Lake, which 
IS l."; or 20 miles long, and joins the 
Siiline, H m. N. E. Natchitoches, 
to form the Rigolet de bon Dieu. 

Bhu-k Lick, |)-t. L^diuna co. Pa. 
Fop. 1,303. 

Black Lick, r. Ohio, joins the 
Big Walnut 9 m. above its en- 
trance into the Scioto, and 10 S. 
E. Columbus. 

Black lure.)', Vt. runs into Lake 
Mempremagog ; another runs into 
the Connecticut at Springfield. 

Black River, N. Y. runs into 
Lake Ontario above Sackets-har- 
bor, in Hungrj -bay, after a north- 
erly course ot 120 miles. At the 
junction of Moose river, it falls 
over a precipice G3 feet high. 
J^ng Falls \% 4j m. below, and is 
the descent of the river bv siic- 



Black River, Missouri, rises 
neru- the sources of ihe Merrimack 
and the Ga'-conade, and running 
in a southerly direction is joined 
by Current, Thomas, Spring, and 
StrawberiT, large rivers from the 
west, after which it flows into 
Arkansas territory and unites 
with the White river, 50 m. below 
the town of Lawrence in about 
Ion. 92^ W. lat. 3C^ N. It is navi- 
gable more tlian 100 miles for large 
boats. It flows through a very 
fertile country. 

Black River, t. Wayne co. Mis- 
souri. 

Bli'k River. See Wochita. 
Black Rock, harbor, in Fairfield, 
Ct. 

Blockrock, p-v. Erie CO. N. Y. 
on the Niagara, 2 m. below Buffa- 
lo. It is at present the station for 
the steam boats and other vessels 
employed in the navigation of 
Lake Erie, and the lakes above. 
A mole is now constructing for the 
purpose of forming a harbor in the 
liver opposite to this village. It 
will extend from Bird island in 
Lake Eric to Scpiaw island below 
the rapidi* in Niauara river, and 
thence to tho United States' shore, 
thus forming a harbour of 2 miles 
cessive pilches of 14, 12, and 24jin length and of the capacity of 
feet, in a course of 14 miles. OverjiOO acres, opening at one end in- 
ihe last descent, at Brownviile, 
mills are erected. The Black Riv- 
er cuuntry is fertile and rapidly set- 
tling. 

Blc'ck River, N. C. joins Cape 
Fear river, on the E. 23 m. above 
Wilmington. 

Black River, Ohio, runs into 
Lake Erie, 30 m. E. Sandusky-bay. 
Black River, p-t. Huron co. O- 
hio. Pop. 354. 

Bl'tck River, Miclilgan territorj', 
funs W. into Lake Michigan, north 
of the river St. Joseph's, 



to the Lake by a mouth 20 rods 
wide, and at the other connected 
with the P^rie canal which will be 
supplied from it with water. The 
first pier, which was sunk on 7th 
Sept. 1822, is 50 feet long, 18 wide 
and 14 high, composed of a strong 
frame of whiteouk timber, tilled 
with GOO or 700 tons of stone. 

Black stone River. See Patticket. 

Black Stocks, p-v. Chester dis- 
trict, S. C. 

Black Swamp, p-v. St. Peter's 
parish, S. C. 



BL A 



36 



BLO 



Black 1Vc'lni/.t, p-v. Halifax co. 
Va. 

Black Wan ior, or Cabo, r. Ala- 
bama, enters the Tombigbec from 
the E. 80 miles abo\ e St. Stephens. 
It is navigable for boats to the falls 
near its source ; 500 miles by wa- 
ter from Mobile , thence to Hiints- 
viUe is too iuiles, over a good road, 
(roods have been brought from 
3Iobi!e to Huutsville in 30 days. 

BL-tckicate/'y r. N. H. Hows into 
llie Contoocook, in Hopkinton. 

Blac/civafer, r. Va. joins Notta- 
vvay river 5 m. above the bounda- 
ry of N. Carolina. 

Blackwater, i . Michigan, whici 
runs into Lake Michigan, 20 m. 
N. ofSt. Josephs. It is 60 miles 
in length, and navigable in canoes 
nearly to its source. 

BlaJen, co. IN. C. on the S. sidf 
of Cape Fear river. Pop. 7,276. 
Slaves 2,788. Engaged in agricul- 
ture 2,417. Chief t. Elizabeth- 
tov. n. 

Bladensburg,p-t.Fnnce George^ 
CO. Md. on the E. branch of the 
Potomac at the forks, 6 m. above 
Wasliington,city. Here is a cha- 
lybeate spring of strong medicinal 
properties. In 1814, the Ameri- 
CdiiVi here sustained a defeat in an 
action with the British, which was 
followed by the capture of Wash- 
ington. 

Blaii'siyille, p-v. York district S. 
Carolina. 

Blaiie, Cape, Florida, between 
the bays of Apalache and St. Jo- 
sei-!>. 

Blakelij, I. Luzerne co. Pa. Pop. 
450. 

Blakehi, p-t. Mobile co. Alaba- 
ma, on the Tensaw or Eastern out- 
let of Mobile ri\er. 10 m. from 
Mobile Lav, and 15 E. N. E. the 
town of Mobile. Lat. 30° 43' N. 
Its site is an elegant and pleasant 



spot, well supplied with good wa- 
ter. It is also well situated for 
commerce ; vessels drawing 11 
feet water can enter the port at 
full tide, and the same wind that 
enables a vessel to enter Mobile 
bay will carry her to the wharves 
of Blakely. It is also connected by a 
good road with the rapidly improv- 
ing country on the Alabama. It is 
a new town ; the setdementscom- 
menced in 1817. 

Blakesburg, t. Penobscotco. Me. 
20 m. N. Bangor. 

Blanchanlfork, r. Ohio, the E. 
branch of the Auglaize. 

Blandfonl, p-t. Hampden co. 
Mass. 16 m. W. Springfield. Pop. 
1,515. 

Blandford, t. Prince George co. 
Va. It is included in the borough 
of Petersburg, and is on the Ap- 
pamatox, below the tow n, and sep- 
arated from it by a small creek. 

Bledsoe, co. East-Tennei^sec. 
Pop. 4,005. Slaves 3G1. Engag- 
ed in agriculture 1,054, in com- 
merce 5. Chief town, Pikeville, 

Blenheim, p-t. Schoharie co. (N. 
Y.) S. Schoharie. Pop. 1,826. 

Blockleii, t. Philadeli)hia co. Pa. 
on the Schuylkill, 3 m. W. Phila- 
del]:)hia. Pop. 2,655. 

Bloodij-nni, p-t. Bedford co. Pa. 

Bloom, p-t. Columbia co. Pa. 
Pop. 820. 

Bloom, t. Fairfield go. Ohio, 7 
m. N. W. Lancaster. Pop. 1,613; 
another in Scioto co. 16 ni. E. 
Portsmouth. Pop. 205 ; another, 
Morgan co. Pop. 445. 

Bloomjreld, p-t. Somerset co. 
Me. 7 m. E. Norridgewock. Pop. 
889. Here is an academy. 

Bloomjield, p-t. Ontario co. N. 
Y. It is divided into East and 
West Bloomfield. East B. is 6. 
and West B. 12 m. W. Canandai- 
gua. Fop. 3,621. 



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Jiloomjield, p-t. Essex co. N. J. 
b m. lN.W. Newark. Fop. 3.085. 
In its vicinity are quarries of free- 
stone, 

Blooafteld, p-t. Crawford co. 
Fa. F6p. 214. 

Blooinjie/d, p-v. Loudon co. Va. 

Bloomfield, p-t. Nelson co. Ken. 
Here is a printing-press. 

Bloomfkld, p-t. Trumbull co. 
Ohio, lo m. N. Warren. Fop. IGG. 
Another, t. Jefterson co. 14 m. ^^ . 
Stubenville ; another, p-t. Fi(;k 
away co.8 m. N. Circleville ; an 
other t. Jackson co. Pop. 318 ; an 
other, t. Knox, co. Pop. 4G8 

Bloomingburg, p-v. in Mamaka- 
tin^, SuiUvan co. N, Y. 

Bloomingdtte, v. on the Hudson, 
7 ni. N. r>ievv-York city. 

Bloominggrove, p-t. Orange co. 
N. Y, 12 m'. W. West Point. Pop. 
1,219. Here is an academy. 

Bloomvns:s:rove, t. Richland co. 
Ohio. ^" 

Bloomingsburg,p-L Fayette co. 
Ohio. 

Blooiiiingt077,p-\. and cap. Mon- 
roe CO. Indiana, it contain.^ n 
court-house and jail, and aboit! 
300 inhabitants. Two towsnhipv 
of land are given for the establish- 
mentofa State College, which, ii 
is expected, will be located at thi> 
place. 

B/oomingsviile, p-t. Huron co. 
Ohio. 

Bloomsbnrg, p-v. Norlhumbei- 
land CO. Pa. 

Bloomsl/urg, p-v. Halifax co.Va. 

Bloomsburg, p-t. Hunterdon co. 
N.J. 

Btoomvilte, p-v. in Kortright 
Delaware co. N. Y. 

Blount, CO. Alabama, on the 
Tuscaloosa ftver. Pop. 2,413 
Slaves 175. Engaged in agricul- 
ture 805, in commerce 1, in man- 
ufactures 22. 



BOD 

Blount, CO. East Tennessee, on 
the S. side of Holston river. Pop. 
11,258. Slaves 1,050. Engaged 
in agriculture 1,531, in commerce 
10. Chief t. Marysville. 

Blountsville, p-t. a]|d cap. Sulli- 
van co. E. Tennessee, 130 m. N. 
E. Knoxville. 

Bluecirth, r. Louisiana, runs in- 
■ o the Kansas. 

Blue ear//i,r. Missouri Ter.which 
joins the S. side of the St. Peters 
100 m. from the Mississippi, noted 
tor the blue clay on its banks. 

Bluehill, p-t. Hancock co. Me. 
12 m. N. E. Castine. It is at the 
head of Bluehill bay. Here is an 
icadeiny. Pop. 957. 

Blue Lick, Vjrper, p-v. Fleming 
^o. Ken. on Lirkin^ river. 



Blue Lick, Lower. See Ellis- 
I'ilh. 

Blue Ridge, a range of moun- 
uinis, Virginia, E. of the Allegha- 
ny range, and parallel with it, di- 
viding the Slate into two parts, 
nearly equal. Near the S. line of 
:lie State it bends westward and 
unites with the Alleghany range. 
Among its summits are the Peaks 
'if Otter, which see. 

Blue rock, t. Muskingum co. 
Ohio, on Muskingum river, 8 m. 
below Zanesville. Po,j.557. 

Blue Hone, r. Ya. runs into the 
Kenhawa, in Giles county. 

BluewcUer, r. Missouri, runs N. 
into the Missouri, 9 m. below Kan- 
sas river. 

Bluff springs, p-v. Jefferson co, 
Mississippi. 

BL'ffton,i. Howard co. Missouri. 

Boardman, p-t. Trumbull co. 
Ohio; 10 m, S. E. Warren. Pop. 
604. 

Boatrun, p-v. Clermont co Ohio. 

Boat-yard, p-v. Sullivan co. Ten- 
nessee. 

Bodeau, lake, Louisiana, coal- 



BOM 

inunicates with Red river, and re- 
ceives Bodeau river at its north 
end. 

Bmief, Le, r. Erie co. N. Y. 
which runs through p. small lake of 
the same name and Joins French 
creek. Itis'onlytwo rods wide, 
but the depth is suflicicnt for boats 
of the ffi-eatest burden to Water- 
ford. Two miles east of the lake 
is the site of the old French fort. 

Boeiif, t. Franklin co. Missouri. 

Boggs, t. Centre, co Fa. Pop. 
847. 

Bohemia, r. Md. runs into Elk 
river, 11 m. below Elkton. 

Bois blanc, isl. in Lake Huron, 
between the island of Michilii- 
mackinac and the peninsula of 
Michigan, about 10 miles long and 
o broad. 

Bois bnde, p-v. PeiTj^ co. Mis- 
souri. 

Bois bi-ule.y( Burnt wood,) r. N. 
W. Territory, which runs into the 
bottom of Lake Superior. It is 
navigable SO miles, whence there 
is a shoit portage to the St. Croix, 
a navigable water of the Missis- 

Va. 



'old fountain, \i-\. Charlotte co. 



Bolingbroke, v. Talbot co. Md. at 
the confluence of Bolingbroke 
creek with the Choptank, 5 m. E. 
Oxford. 

Bolton, p-t. Chittenden co. Vt 



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38 BOO 

9 m. S. Reedy-island. By a ca- 
nal of 11 miles, the waters of the 
Chesapeake and Delaware might 
be connected at this point. 

Bond, CO. Illinois, on the Kas- 
kaskia river. Chief t. Indepen- 
dence. Fop. 2,931 ; engaged in 
agriculture 283, in commerce 8, in 
manui'actures 104. 

Bon]ianij>Lon, v. Middlesex co. 
N. J. 6 m. IN. E. New-Brunswick. 

Bonhcmtne, t. St. Louis co. Mis- 
souri. 

Bonnefemme, t. Howard co. Mis'- 
souri. 

Bo'no. p-t. Orange co. Ind. 13 ra, 
N. Paoli. 

Bonsecours, bay, Al. which sets 
up from Mobile bay northerly a- 
bout 14 miles, and receives at iti? 
head a small river of the same name. 
The river has 7 teet water at its en- 
trance, and is navigable 5 or 6 m. 
From the head of navigation on 
this river to a bay which sets up 
from the Perdido, is 4^ miles. 
Through this isthmus a canal is 
proposed to be made. 

Boni'.m, settlement, Missouri, 10 
m. S. St. Chailes, 20 W. St. Lou- 
is. It extends not less than 15 m. 
east and west, and from 6 to 10 
north and south. The land is fer- 
tile and well watered. 

Boone, CO. Ken. on the Ohio. 
Pop. 6,642. Slaves 1,296. ^^n- 
gaged in agriculture, 1,821, in com- 



ou union riv 



er, IRm. N. W. Mont- merce 17, in manufactures 191. 



pelier. Pop. 306. 

Bolton, p-t. Worcester CO. Mass.f 
18 m. N. E. Worcester, 33 
Boston. Pop. 1,229, 



Chief t. Burlington . 

Boon&borc, p-v. Washington co. 
W.IMd. 

J5o<?7?.?i&frr),p-t. Madison co. Ken. 



Bolton, p-t. Tolland co. Ct. 14on Kentucky river, at the mouth 



TO. E.* Hartford Pop. 731. 



of Otter creek. 15 m. S. E. Lex- 



Bolton, p-t. Warren co. N.Y.onington. Pop. 68. 



Lake George, 14 m. N. Caldwell 

Pop. 1,087. I 

Bombaij-hook, isl. in Delaware] 

bay, at the mouth of Duck creek .1 



Mis- 



Booneslick, t. Howard co. 
souri. 
Boom's mills, p-v. While co. Ill 



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Boone's settlement. See Hoioard.It is safe from every wind, and so 
Countij. Icapacious that it will allow SOO ves- 

Boonelon, p-v. Morris co. N. J. jsels to ride at anchor, while the en- 

Boonville, p-t. Oneida co. N Y. 'trance is so narrow as scarcely to 
on Black river, 27 m. N. Utica. 'admit 2 ships abreast. The en- 
Pop. 1 ,294. jtrance is well defended by Fort In- 

Boothbaij, p-t. Lincoln co. Me. 'dependence and Fort Warren. 
10 m. S. E. Wiscasset.Pop. 1,930.1 Boston is very extensively engag- 
The bay extends 12 miles inland, led in commerce. There are pro- 
and aftbrds a bold and safe har-[bably few cities in the world where 



bor of 9 fathoms v.ater 
of Boothbay is rocky 

Boqites CVee,^,Ohio,runs into Sc 
oto r. 5 ni. VV, Delaware. 



The soilithere is so much wealth in propor- 

ition to the population. The a- 

i-!mor.nt of shipping owned here in 

|l81o,was 143,420 tons ; a greater 



Bordmtoicn, p-t. Bnrlin^jton co. 'amount than belonged to any oth« 
N.J. on Delaware river, (i m. be-'er port in the United States, ex- 
low Trenton, 24 above Philadel-cept New-'York. The country in 
phia. It contains about 100 houses, 'the immediate vicinity is fertile 
and is the scat ofan academy. 

Borgne.) Lake, 
rtected on the \V 



and populous, and connected with 
Louisiana, con-jthe capital by fine roads. The 
with lake Pon- Middlesex canal opens a water' 



chartrain by the Rigolets, and on'communication with the interior of 
the £. with the gulf of Mexico. It)sjNcw-Hamj;shire. 
about 40 miles long and 15 broad. 1 Among the literary institutions 
i?ora^^/'■/t,t. Beaver CO. Pa. Pop. jare the Boston Athenanmi, which 



Contains about 18,000 volumes, the 



241.. 

jBo^catfcn, p-t. Hillsborough co. 'Boston library, which has 5 or 
JS. H. on the Menimac, 8 m. N.'G,000, and several other libraries 



VV. Concord. Pop. 2,113. 

Boston, s-p. and cap. Mass 
Suffolk CO. and the largest city in|a 



belonging to literary societies. A- 

injniong the benevolent institutions 

the House of Industry late- 



New England, 115 m. S. S. VV.Ily erected in South Boston; the 



Portland, 5G S. bv W. Portsmoutl 
40 N. N. E. Providence, 100 E. N'. 
E. Hartford. 210 N . E. New- York. 
.300 N. E. Philadelphia, 43G N. E! 
Washington, and 300 S. S. E. 
Montreal. Lon. 70° 3 8' 53" W. 
Lat.42'^22'23/'N._ 

It is pleasantly situated at the 
bottom of Massachusetts-bay, on a 
peninsula of an uneven surface, 
2 miles long, and in the widest 
pan about 1 mile wide. The har- 
bor is one of the best in the Uni- 
ted States. It has a sufficient 
depth of water for the largest ves- 
sels at all times of tide, and is ac- 
cessible at all sea'*ons of the vear. 



General Hospital, founded in 
1818, which has been richly en- 
dowed by the liberality of the State 
and of individuals, and a Hospital 
for the insane, the buildings of 
which are situated in Charlestown. 
There are four bridges connect- 
ing Boston with the adjacent 
towns. Charles river bridge, which 
connects it with Charlestown on 
the north, is 1,503 feet long, 42 
broad, and stands on 75 piers. 
West Boston bridgfe, connecting it 
with Cambridge-port, on the west, 
is 3,483 feet long, and stands on 
180 piers. Cragie's bridge is be- 
tween these two, and connects it 



BOS 40 B O U 

with Cambridge. A miil-dam very populous. The iiihabltano 
nearly two miles long and fifty feet have long been celebrated for their 
wide was com|)leted in 182J, a-'enterprizc and intelligence, and 
cross the bay on the S. W ^ide of,fortlie liberality v\iih vhicli they 
the city, (he object of which is to'suppovt religious, li'erury, and hu- 
open a new avenue, and also to'mane institutions. 



create a water power sufficient to 
put in operation extensive tide 
mills, and other water works. 
The houses in the older part of 



The country around Boston is 
the admiration of eveiy traveller 
of taste. The view from the dome 
of the State house surpasses any 



the city are plain, and the streelSjthino- of the kind in this coiiutry, 
generally narrow and crooked; butrand is not excelled by that from 
in We.-t Boston and in several the castle hill of Edinburgh, or 
streets recently laid out, the pri-lthat of the bay of INaples, from the 
vate buildings arc more splendid castle of St. E'lao. Here may be 
seen at one view, the shipping, tii 



than in any other city in the Un 
ted States. In 1817 there was e 
rected on each side of Market- 
street, a blo( k of brick stores more 
than 400 feet in Icui^th, and 4 sto- 
ries high ; and on Central Wharf, 
another immense pile of buildings 
was completed the same y^ar, 1,- 
240 feet long, containing £4 stores, 
4 stories high, having a spacious 
ball ia tlie centre, over which is 
erected an elegant observatory. 

Among the public buildings are 
the State house, Avhich is built on 
elevated ground, and commands a 
fine \iew of the surrounding coun- 
try ; the new county court; house, 
built of stone, at an expense of 
^92,000 ; the municipal court 
house; a new .stone jail ; Fan- 
euil hall where all public meet- 
ings of the citizens are held ; r. 
alms-house ; 



haibor.variegated with islands and 
alive Avith business ; Chai !es riv- 
er, and its beautiful countiy otna- 
menlcd with eleoant country seals; 
and more than !COi!ourishing towns. 
The hills are finely cultivated, and 
rounded by the hand of r.aturc 
with singular felicity. 

EiKtoiK ;j-t. Erie co. (N. Y.) S. 
Buffalo. ' Pop. cm. 

Boston, t. Fortage co. Oiiio, on 
Cuyahcea river, 18 m. N. W. Rav- 
enna. Top. 270. 

Boietcnrty co Va. W. of the 
Blue-riil^e. Pop. 13,589. Slaves 
2,8C6. Engaged in agriculture 3,- 
358, in coinmcrcc 32, in manufac- 
tures 598. Chief t. Fincastle. 

Botthhill. p-t. Mori is CO. N. J. 
16 m. N. A •. Elizabethtown. 

Boi/gechito, r.rises in Mississippi, 
and runnin<r S, E. joins Pearl riv- 



theatre ; an aims-nouse ; a ens 

Tom house, and 28 places for pn!)- er in Louisiana. 

lie worship, 11 of which are for l>oii//7i7, p-t. Delaware co 

Congregatioualists, 4 for Epi.?co- Pop. 1,2C7 



Y 



palians, 4 for Baptists, 2 for Moth 
odists, 3 for Universalists, 1 for Ro- 
man Catholics, 1 for Friends, a 
New-Jerusalem. church, and the 
spamen's chapel. 

The population in 1800 was 24,- 
937, in 1810, 33,250 ; and in 1820, 
1.3.298- The vicinity of Bo.slon is^ 



Bowtdhrook, p-t, Somerset . co. 
N.J. en the N. side of the Rari- 
tan, 7 m. above Nev^-Brunswick. 

Bourbon, co. Ken. lying between 
Licking and Kentucky rivers. Pop. 
17,664. Slaves 5,165. Engaged 
in agriculture 2,058, in commerce 



BOY 41 

77, in mamifactiucs 492. Chief t. 
Paris. 

Bow, t. Rockinohaiu co. N. H. 
on the Mcirimack, 6 m. S. S. E. 
Concord. Pop. 935. 

Bounloin, p-t. Lincoln co. Mp. 
20 m. VV. Wiscasset. Pop. 1,777. 

Boirdoinh-tin, p-t. Lincoln co. 
Me. 15 in. W. Wiscaiset. Pop. 
2,259. 

Bowerbank, t. Penobscot co. Me. 
40 ni. N.W.Bangor. 

Bowers, p-v. Essex CO. Va. 

Bo!re/'5,p-v. Southampton co. Va. 

Bowling-green, j^w and cap 
Carolina CO. Va. |p m. N. Rich- 
mond. 

Bowling-green, p-v. and cap 
W^ancn co. Ken. about 30 ni. E 
Russelville. It has a bank, court- 
house, jail and academv. Pop. ii; 
18101^155. 

Bowliuggrepn, t. Lickinif co. 
Ohio, E. oV Newark. Pop. 479. 

Bowyer's bluff, the W . point of 
Washington harbor in Green bav. 
Lake Michigan, 85 ni. N. E. Fo 
Howard, 99 S. W. Mackinaw. 

Bowyeraville, p-v. Soatliauipton 
CO. Va. 

Boxborough, t. Middlesex co. 
Mass. 30 m. N . W . Boston . Pop 
424. 

Boxford, p-t. Er-^^cx co. Mass. on 
the S. side of the Merrimac- 11 ni 
above Newbnrvport. io N. W. Sa- 
lem. Pop. OOG. 

Boijd's crcefi'j p-v. Se\ier co 
Ten. 

Boijd's creek, Louisiana, I'uns in 
to the Mississippi, in lat. 31 ^ .50' N. 

Boi id's •landing, p-v. Caldwell 
CO. Illinois. 

Boijdslown, p-v. aud cap. Meck- 
K^nbnrj^ co. Va. 

Bo'ilsfon, t. Worcester CO. Mass. 
7 m . N . E . Wore este r . Pop '. 902 . 

B''^'jhtx>rt . If'sL p't. Worcester, 



BRA 

CO. Ma.ss. 7 m. N. Worcester, 44 
W.Boston. Pop. 836. 

Bozrah, p-t. New-London co. 
Ct. about 5 m. W. Norwich. Pop. 
1,083. 

Braceville, p-t. Trumbull co. O- 
liio,7m. S. W. Warren. Pop. 
380. 

Bracken, co. Ken. on the Ohio. 
Pop;5,"'28}. Slaves 67G. Engaged 
in agriculture 993, in commerce 26, 
in manufactures 153. Chief t. Au- 
gusta. 

Braddock's field. Pa. the jilace 
where Braddock was slain in an 
ambush of Lidians, July 1755, on 
Turtle creek, 6 m. E. S. E. Pitts- 
l)urg. 

Bcaddock^s bay, on the S. shore 
of Lake Ontario, 5. m. ^V. of die 
entrance of Genesee river. It sets 
up about 4 miles into the town of 
Gates and Parma . 

Bradford, p-t. Hillsborough co. 
N. 11.20 m.W. Concord. Pop. 
1,318. 

Bradford, p-t. Orange co. Vt. on 
Connecticut river,7 m. below New- 
bury. Pop 1,411. 

Bradford, p-"t. Essex co. Mass. 
on the'S. side of the Merrimac, 
opposite Haverhill, 10 m. above 
.\ewbu»7port ; 28 m. N. Boston. 
Pop. 1,600. Vessels of con^sidcr:'.- 
!)le burthen are built here. Great 
quantitipsofleathrr shoes are made 
for exportation. Bradford acade- 
my is highly respectable, and con- 
tains at present about 120 pupils. 

Bradford, co. Pa. on the Sus- 
luehannah. Pop. 11, .551; engag- 
ed in agriculture 3,076. Chief i. 
Me.-insville. 

Bra.d/brd,t. Clearfield co. Pa. 
Pop. .572. 

Bradford. .Eosf,\. Chr^t-^y r'. 
Pa, Pop. I.^:i7 



BRA 



42 
Chester co. 



BRA 



Sradford, West, t 
Pa. Pop. 1,739. 

Bradleysville, p-v, Litchfield co. 
Ct. 

B rati ley x'cde, t. Caledonia co. Vt. 
40 m. N. E. Moiitpelier. 

Brainerd, Missionary station of 
the American Board of Missions 
in Chiokamaugah, a district of the 
Cherokee nation, 30 m. from the 
N. W. corner of Georgia in an 
easterly direction, 2 within the 
chartered limits of Tennessee, 250 
N.W.Augusta,150 S. E. Nashville, 
110 S. W. Knoxville. It stands 
on the western side of the Chiok- 
amaugah cieek, a navigable M'a- 
ter of tlie Tennessee, 15 miles 
from its mouth. The establish- 
ment was made in 1817, ai/i'i has 
ijeen remarkably prospered. In 
1822, 29 boys and 18 girls had left 
the school who could read and 
write 5 and the number of schol- 
ars then in the school was 100, of 
Avhom all are boarded, and many 
clothed, at the expense of the mis- 
sion. The buildings c-onsist of a 
duelling house, with ajjpendages 



BrahUree, t. Orange co. Vt. 21 
m . S . Montpelier. Pop. 1 ,033. 

Braintree, {. Norfolk co. Mass. 
on a bay, 8 m. S. Boston. Pop. 
1,4G6. It is the birth-place of 
JoHH Adams, the second Presi- 
dent of the United States. 

BrabUree, (jVeiv.) See JVeio 
Bndvtree. 

Brabttictn, p-v. Luzerne co. Pa. 
on the Susquehannah,50m. above 
Wilkesbarre. Pop. 625. 

Brando?), p-t. Rutland co. Vt. 
on Otter creek, 12 m. N. Rutland, 
'M) S. W. Montpelier. Pop. 1,- 
195. Here is a|j^ed of iron ore of a 
superiorqualiiv.at which are erect- 
ed a forge, a furnace and an estab- 
lishment for the manufacture of 
shovels ; the forge yields 36 tons 
of bar iron, and the furnace up- 
wards of 100 tons of cast iron an- 
nually. 

Brmidiiivine, t. Chester co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,431. 

Bra'ndijwine.\\vin(\vc(\y New Cas- 
tle CO. Del. Pop. 2,708. 

Bravdinrice, creek. Delaware, 

ses in Chester co. Pa. and run- 



for the accommodation of the fam-Jning E. ofS. 45 miles, passes by 
ily, 2 scliool houses, 1 for the boysi Wilmington and falls into the 
and 1 fur the girls, several cabinsiDelaware 2 miles below. It a- 



dweiling houses, a grist-jbounds with fine mill seats, tl 
w-miil, blacksmith's and scent of the river being 300 1 



usni as 

mill, saw 

caipentcr's shops. A farm of a-ltlie course of 25 miles 



e de- 
feet in 
It is navi- 



hout fifty acres is brought under'gable for vessels drawing 8 feet 
cultivation, and already sucli is thel water to the mills 3 miles from its 
progressof the Cherokees in agri-!mouth. A mile above its month 



eulturc, that they furnish most of 
ihe means of subsistence to the 
mission. The estimated value of 
the property of the mission ir 
1822 was 1 17,390. In the bury 
i;ig-ground is the grave of the Rev 
Samuel Worcester, D.D.Iate Cor 
responding Secretary to the Board 
who died here June 7th 1821. 

Brnirerd's bridge, p-v. in Nas- 
sau. Rensselaer co N. Y 



t receives Christiana creek from 
the west. The Brandywine flour 
mills form the finest collection 
in the United Stales. In 1815, 
they were 14 in nimibcr, capable 
of grinding annually 500,000 bush- 
els. Above the flour mills other 
improvements are made, extend- 
ing 4 or 5 miles along tJie river ; 
among these are several largo cot* 
ton and woollen manufactoi'ies, a 



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large manufacture of gunpowf1er,a| 
paper mill, snuff mil), &c. A bat 



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■mceiinghmise, p-v. 



tie" was fought at a place called 
Chadd's ford on this river, be- 
tween the Britis'i and Americans. 
Sept. 11th, 1777, after which the 
Americans retreated. 

Branford, p-t. New-Haven co. 
Ct. on Long Island Sound, 10 ni. 
E. New-Haven. Pop. 2,230. 

Bruttlehoro, ji-t. Windham oo. 
Vt. on Connecticut river, 36 m. E. 
Bennington, 41 above Northamp- 
ton, 96 \V. N. W. Boston, Pop, 
i,017. 

Breckenridge, co. Ken, on the 
Ohio, intersected by Green river 
Pop. 7,48 J. Slaves 1,267. En- 
gaged in agriculture 2,091, in com- 
merce 9, in manufactures 38 
The court-house is 44 m. from 
Corydon in Indiana. 

Brecknock, t. Lancaster co. Pa 
Pop. 1,062. 

Brecknock, t. Berks co. Pa. Pop. 
536. 

Brentwood fX^-i. Rockingham co. 
N. H. 15 m. W. Portsmouth. Pop. 
892. 

Bretonxcoods, t. Coos co. N. H. 
70 m. N. Concord. Pop. 19. 

Brevelte, p-t. Natchitoches co. 
La. 

Brewer, p-t. Penobscot co. INIe 
on Penob.scot river, 5 m. S. E. 
Bangor. Pop. 744. 

Brewster, p-t. Barnstable co. 
Mass. on Barnstable-bay, 16 m. E. 
Barnstable. Pop, 1,285. 

Briar creek, t. Columbia co. Pa 
Pop. 1,719. 

Briar creek, Geo. rises about 40 
m. W. Augusta, and runs S. into 
Savannah river, about half way 
between Augusta and Savannah. 
Briceland cross-roads, p-v. Wash- 
ing CO. Pa. 

Bri^khause. p-v Sussex qo. N.J 



Brick-meeiinghmiSe, p-v. Ceeii 
CO. Md. 

Bricksvill-, t. Cuyahoga co. 0- 
hio. Pop. 315. 

Bridge!) ajvpton, p-T. in South- 
ampton, Suffolk CO. N. Y. 

Bridgeport, t. and bor. Fairfield 
CO. Ct.'S^ m. W. Stratford, 17^ W. 
New-Haven. It isbeauiifuUy situa- 
ted on both sides of Pughcjuon'iuck 
river, a fine mill stream forming at 
ts mouth the harbor of Bridge- 
port. Here are a bank and 2 
churches, 1 for Episcopa.i.ins and 
1 for Congrogalionalists. Pop. in 
1810, 1,089. "The inhabitants are 
mostly merchants engaged in the 
"oasting trade and mechanic:*. 
Shipping in 1815, 1,414 tons. 

Bridgeport, p-v. Harrison co 
Va. 

Bridgeport, bor. and t. Fayette 
CO. Pa. on the Monongahela, sep- 
irated bv Dunlap's creek from 
Brownsville. Pop. 624. 



Bridgetown, p-t. Cumberland co. 
Me. 39 m. N. W. Portland. Pop. 
1,160. Here is an academy. 

Bridgetown, p-t. and cap. Cum- 
')erland co. N. J. on Cohanzic 
'reek, 20 m. above its entrance 
nto Delaware bay, 50 m. S. S. E. 
Philadelphia. The river is navi- 
ijable to this place for vessels of 
100 tons. Shipping in 1815, 14,- 
193 tons. Here are a courthouse 
and jail, a bank, and an academy. 

Bridgetown, t. Queen-Anne co. 
Md. on the W. side of the Tucka- 
hoo, 8 m. E. Centreville. 

Bridgetoxnn, p-t. Kent co. Md. 
on Chester river, 18 m. above 
Chester, 45 E. Baltimore. 

Bridgewnter, p-t. Grafton co. N. 
H. on the Merrimack, 23 m. N. N. 
W. Concord. Pop. 727. 

jpr?V/£-e:frr,Vr,t.AVind«or co.Vt. 17 



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m. N. ^V. Windsor. Pop. 1,125. 

Bridgewater, p-t. Plymouth co. 
Mass. 22 111. S. Boston. Pop. 5,- 
670. Large quantities of hard- 
ware, nails, k.c. are manufactured 
here. There is an academy in the 
south Parish. 

Bridgewater, p-t. Oneida co. N. 
Y. 12 m. S. Utica. Pop. 1,533. 

Bridgeimter, u-t. Su.squehannah 
CO. Pa. Pop. i;991. 

Bridgewater J t. Somerset co. N. 
J. 3 ni. N. Boundbrook. Pop. 
3,147. 

Bridport, p-t. Addison co. Vt. 
on lake Champiain, opposite 
Crown-Point, 5 m. W. Middlebu- 
ry. Pop. 1,511. 

Brighton, p-t. Middlesex co. 
Mas?. 5 m. VV. Boston. Pop. 702. 
Here the cattle are driven for the 
supply ^f Boston market. Tlu 
Brighton Cuttle-sliow is under the 
direction of the Massachusetts A<x- 
ricultural Society. Stalls are e- 
rected for the cattle, and a build- 
ing 70 feet by 3G for the exhibi- 
tion of Domestic Manufactures. 
Brighton has many elegant coun- 
try seats. 

Brighton, p-t. Monroe co. N.Y. 
on the E. side of Genesee river a( 
its mouth, 24 m. iN. W. Canandai- 
gua. Pop. 1,972. In thistov.n is 
the new village of Cartluige, and 
part of Roche.^eer 



BrigMon, t. Beaver co. Pa. al 
the falls of Big beaver creek. Pop, 
738. 

Brimfield, p-t. Hampden co, 
Mass. 19 in. E. Springfield, 65 S, 
W.Boston. Pop. 1,612. 

Brinkleijsville, p-v. Halifax co 
N. C. 

Bristol, p-t. Lincoln co. Maine 
13 m. E. Wiscisset. Pop. 2,946 

Bristol, t. Grafton co. N. H 
Pop. 675. 

Bristol, p-t. Addi<-oi\ co. Vt. 2c 



44 BRO 

ra.S.W. Montpelier. Pop. 1,051. 

Bristol, CO. Mass. bounded N. 
by Noifolk CO. E. by Plymouth co. 
S. by Buzzard's bay," W. by Rhode- 
Island. Pop. 40,908 ; engaged in 
agriculture 4,641, in commerce 
974, ill manufactures 2,136. Chief 
towns, Taunton and New-Bedford. 

Bristol, CO. R. L bounded jN. and 
N. E. by Massachusetts, S. and 
W. by Narraganset-bay, E. by 
Mount Hope Bay. Pop". 5,637; 
engaged in agriculture 513, in 
commerce 281, in manufactures 
393. Chief t. Bristol. 

Bristol, s-p. and cap. Bristol co. 
R. L on the E. shore of iXarragan- 
-;et bay, 13 m. N. Newport, 15 S. 
Providence. Lat. 41° 35' N. 
Pop. 1,397. It has a .safe and com- 
modious harbor, and is a place of 
considerable trade. Shipping in 
1815, 6,944 tons. 

Bristol, p-t. Han ford co. Ct. 16 
m. W. Hartford. Pop 1,362. 

Bristol, p-t. Ontario co. N. Y. 
10 m. S. W. Canandaigua. Pop. 
2,249. Coal has lately been dis- 
covered here ; also a burning 
spring from which is emitted in- 
flammable air. 

Bi-istol, bor. and p-t. Bucks co. 
Pa. on Delaware river, opposite 
Burlington, 20 ra. above Philadel- 
phia. Pop. 908, of the town 1,- 
165. 

Bristol, t. Philadelphia co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,257. 

Bristol, t. Trumbull co. Ohio. 
12 m. N.Warren. Pop. 313. An- 
other, Morgan co. Pa. Pop. 452. 

, p-t. Montgomerv CO. 
N. Y. 38 m. W. Albany. Pop. 2,- 



Bioadalbir 
428. 



Broadcreek, p-v. Queen Ann cc. 
Md. 

Broadcreek, t. Sussex co. Del. 
Poi). 2,599. 

BroodcreekMd.nms into the Fo- 



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tomac. ill Prince George co. 5 m. 
below Alexandria. 

Broadfield, p-v. Westmoreland 
CO. Va 90 ni. S. Washington. 

Broadlieod's creek, Pa. runs in;o 
the Dela\vare,in Smithfield North- 
ampton CO. 

Broadkill, p-t. and hundred. 
Sussex CO. Dal. on a creek vvhicl) 
runs into Delaware bay, 10 m. N. 
Lewiston. Poji. 2,731. 

Broad river, S. C. is formed by 
the union ofEnnoree, Tiger and 
Packolet rivers, and after flowinp: 
40 miles joins the Saluda above 
Columbia, to form the Congaree. 

Broad river, Geo. runs E. into 
Savannah river, between Peter^^- 
burg and Lisbon. Tiie North fork 
I'ises in Franklin county, and u 
nites with the'South fork, 6 ni. S. 
W. Elberfon. 

Broken knife, creek, Crawford 
CO. Ohio, the E. branch of San- 
dusky river. 

Broken straio, t. Warren co. Pa 
Pop. 302. 

Broketi'Straw-creek, p-v. Craw- 
ford CO. Pa. 

Broken-straw, creek, Pa. runf 
into the Alleghany, 8 m. W. War- 
ren. It is about 40 yards wide ai 
its mouth, and is a rapid stream 
\vith numerous mills on its bank 

Bronx creek, N. Y. runs S. 28 i 
and falls into East river, in West- 
chester. 

Brooke, co. N. W. corner of Va 
bounded N. and W. by Ohio, E 
by Pennsylvania, S. by Ohio co 
Pop. 6,631. Slaves 333.^ Engaged 
in agriculture 1,526, in commerce 
40, in manufactures 237. Chief t. 
Wellsburg. 

Broolcfield, t. Strafford co. N H. 
31 m. N. N. W. Portsmouth. Pop. 
690. 

Brook field, t. Orange co. Vt. 17 
m, S. Montpelier. Pop. 1,.507. 



45 BRO 

Brook field, p-t. Worcester co. 

Mass. 18 m. W. Worcester, 58 W. 

Boston. Pop. 2,292. It wasform- 

riy divided into two ;)"iri';hes; but 

w second parish now constitutes 

distinct town called North 

Brookfield. 

Brookneld, p-t. Fairfield co. Ct. 
6 m. N. E. Di:.biirv, 33N. W. 
New-Haven. Pop. 1,169. 

Brook'eld, n-t. Madi^ion co. N. 
Y. 22 m. S. U'tica. Poi). 4,240. 
Brookreld, p-v. in Essex, Essex 

CO. N.York. 

Brookfield. p-t. Truinbull co. 
Ohio, 15 m. E. Warren. Pop. 524. 
Another, Morgan co. Poi).314. 

Brookhaven, p-t. Suffb'k co. N. 
Y. on Long Island. I; extends 
from the Sound to the Atlantic be- 



amp- 
nW. 



[ween Riverhead and Southam 
^on E. and Islip and Smithtow 
md contains 9 post-offices, viz. 
Brookhnveu, Setanket, Sforiij-brooky 
Middleloum, Patchague, Fireplace, 
Forge, Drowned-Meadow, and MoT" 
riches. Pop. 5,218. 

Brook-bill, p-v. Montgomery co. 
Ten. 

Brockline, t. Hillsborough co. 
\. H. 33 m. S. bv W. Concord. 
Pop. 592. 

Brookline, t. Windham co. Vt. 
40 m. S.Windsor. Pop. 391. 

Brookline, t. Norfolk co. Mass. 
5 m. S. W. Boston. Pop. 900. 
Here are many elegant country 
seats. Across the bay which sets 
up from Charles river between 
(his place and Boston, a mill-daui 
is erected. 

Brooklyn, p-t. and cap. Wind- 
ham CO. Ct. on the W. side of the 
Quinebaug,20 m.N. Noi wich. Pop. 
1,264. 

Brooklyn, p-t. Kings co. N. Y. on 
Long-Island, opposite N. York 
city, from which it is separated by 
East river, | of a mile wide. It is 



B R O 46 

the third town in size and com- 
merce in the Slate. Pop.7,175. It 
has 6 churches. Tlie JVallciboght 
is a tract of land round a small bay 
in this town, and i.s the site of one 
of the United States navy-yards 
A battle was fouEfht in Brooklyn, 
Aug.*27th, 1776, when the Ameri- 
cans were defeated by the British. 

Brookiijn, t. Cuyahoga co. Ohio 
Pop. 348. 

Brooks, p-t Hancock co.Maine, 
Pop. 318. 

Brooksville, t, Hancock co. Me, 
Pop. 972. 

Brookville, p-v. Montgomery co. 
Md. on the W. side of the Patux 
ent, 22 m. N. Washinsrton. 

BrookviUe, p-t. and cap. Frank 
lin CO. Indiana, in the forks of 
White-water river, 20 m. N. Law- 
renceburg, and 42 N. AV. Cincin- 
nati, on the Ohio. It was laid out 
in 1811, and already contains near- 
ly 100 buildings, a market-house, 
a brick court house and jail. The 
river can be easily made navigable 
to BrookviUe, which will be the 
emporium of trade for an exten- 
sive fertile country. 

Broome, co. N.' Y. on the Sus- 
quehannali. Pop. 14,343 ; engag- 
ed in agriculture 3,092, in com- 
merce 51, in manufactures 496. 
Chief t. Chenango. 

Broome, p-t. Schoharie co. N. 
Y. 35 m. S. W. Albany. Pop. 2,- 
680. 

Brothers-vaUev , t. Somerset co. 
Pa. Pop. 1,301. 

Brothertoicn, an Indian village 
in Paris, N. Y. with a population 
of about 400. 

Bronette, r. Indiana, joins the 
Wabash on the N 
Harrison. 



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Brown, t. Lycoming co. Pa. 
Pop. 322. 

Brou-n, CO. Ohio, ou tlie Ohio, 



between Adams and Clermont cos. 
Chief t. Ripley. Pop. 13,356 ; en- 
gaged in agriculture 2,727, in com- 
merce 22, in manufactures 327. 

Broim, t. Miami co. Ohio. Pop. 
349. 

Brown, t. Stark co. Ohio. Pop. 

Brown, CO. Michigan ter. Pop. 
952 ; engaged in agriculture 60, in 
commerce 16, in manufactures 10. 
The seat of justice is Green Bay. 

Brownjield, p-t. Oxford co. Me. 
on Saco river, 28 ni. S. W. Paris. 
Pop. 747. 

Brownhebn, t. Huron co. Ohio. 
Pop. 282. 

Browninr^ton, p-t.Orleans co.Vt. 
oo m. N. E. Montpelier. Pop, in 
1810,236. 

Brmvnsbt/rg.p-t. Rockbridge co. 
Pa. 12 m. N.''E. Lexington. 

Broicnsburg, p-v. Washington 
CO. Ten. 

Browns corner, p-v. Kennebec 
CO. Me. 

Brown's C7'0ss roads, p-v. Pike 
CO. Ohio. 15 m. N. W. Piketon, 24 
S. W. CiiilJicothe. 

Browns tavern, p-v. Ann Ar- 
undel CO. Md. 

Brownstown, p-t. andean, Jack- 
son CO. Indiana, 60 m. N. Cory- 
don. 

BrownsviUe, borough and p-t. 
Fayette co. Pa. on the S. bank of 
(he Monongahela, at the junction 
ofDunlap's creek. The town is 
built on the side of a hill rising 
300 feet above the river, and is 
regidarly laid out. It contains a 
printing-press, a bank, 2 market- 
houses, and 3 churches, one each 
for Presbyterians, Episcopalians 
above Fort and Methodists. Pop.976. Browns- 
Ue is in the vicinity of Laurel 



Hill, whence abundance of iron 
ore is obtained. It is well suppli- 
ed with excellent coal, and, next 



B R U 41 B R U 

<o Pittfcburg, is the most coni^klcr-jwas incorporated in 1794. In 1822 
ble manufacturing town in ihejit harl a President and 4 professor?, 
western part of the State. Amoi!<;|including 2 medical professors ; 



the manufactories are a glassj 
house; cotton manufactorj; found- 
ry, forges and furnaces for the 
manufacture of various ardcles of 
hardware ; and a steel maiuifacto- 
ry capable of making annually 70 
tons of steel. The river isnaviga 



tutors ; 1G7 students, including 49 
medical students ; a complete phi- 
losophical apparatus, and a library 
of about .5,000 volumes. The build- 
ings are pleasantly situated on an 
elevated plain. commanding a view 
of the Androscoggin and the ad- 
ble at this place for boats of 2 orjjacent countiy. The college was 



3 feet water, and steam-boats and 
oihcr boats are built here for the 



sippi. 

Broicnsville, 
district, S. C. 



p-v. 



Marlborough 



Brownsville, p-t. and cap. Jack 
son CO. 111. on Muddv 



iver, 40 m 
See Provi- 



S. E. Kaskaskias. 

Brovn University 
dence, R. I. ^ 

Broirnville^t. Pcn4Bcot co.Me. 
40 m. N. Bangor. Pop. 136. In 
1810, the country between Brown- 
ville and the Chaudiere was ex- 
plored, and the distance to St. 
Francois on that ri\er, found to be 
100 miles. 

Broir7iville,p-t. Jefferson co. N. 
Y. on Black river, 5 m. above ib^ 
mouth. Pop. 3,990. 

Brucevil(e,p-\ .Knox co. Indiana . 

Brule river, N. W. Territon,'. 
runs into Lake Superior from the 
S. W. It has a communication, 
though precarious and diffioidt, 
with the St. Croix of the Missis- 
sippi. 

JBnmswick, p-t. Essex co. Vt.on 
Connecticut river, 65 ra. N. E. 
Montpelicr. Pr.p. 124 



endowetl by the legislature of Mas- 
sachusetts with five townships of 
land, and the sum of 3,000 dollars 
annually, in money. Since the 
separation of Maine from Massa- 
chus-etts the legislature of the new 
State has continued the annual 
grant. The principal private ben- 
efactor of the college was the late 
Hon. James Bowdoin, whose do- 
nations amounted to 10,000 dollars. 

Brunsvick, (Xexv,) city, New- 
Jersey, Middlesex co. on the S. 
W. bank of the Raritan, 16 m. N. 
E.Priiiceton, 33 S.W. New York, 
hi N. p. Philadelphia. Lon. 74<^ 
31' W. Lat. 40° 29' N. Pop. of 
the township, 6,764. It contains a 
court-house, jail, college edifice, 
and 5 houses for public worship, 
viz. 1 for Dutch Reformed, 1 for 
Pi esbyterians, 1 for Episcopalians, 
1 for Methodists, and 1 for Bap- 
tists. The situation of the town is 
low, but not unhealthy. 

Queen s college was founded in 
this city by mini.'^ters of the Re- 
formed Dutch church, for the ed- 
ucation of their ciergw and incor- 
|;orated in 1770. In'l810 a The- 
ological seminary w as established 



Bni;is\rick,\i-\. Cumberland co. in the citj- by the General Synod 
Maine, on the S. W. side of the of the Retbrmed Dutch churches, 
Androscoggin, at the falls, whichiand to a certain extent connected 



furnish many valuable seats for 
mills and manufactcrics, 30 ra. N. 
:^. Portland. Pop. 2,931. 

Bov.rloin college in this town 



with the college. The two de- 
partments, however, are maintain- 
ed wholly by diffcreiit funds,- and 
are amenable to diflferent tribu- 



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nals. The college edifice Is of 
stone, 3 stories high, and unfinish- 
ed. The exercises of the college 
have for some time been suspend- 
ed, .'ind the building appropriated 
to the accommodation of theolo- 
gical students. The library con- 
tains 700 or 800 vohimes' The 
theological department has 2 pio- 
fessors, and about 1.5 students. 

BriinsiLick,t. Rensselaer co N. 
Y.5m. E.Troy. Pop. 2,318. 

Brunswick^ t. Schuvlkill co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,974. 

Brun^icick, co. Va. between 
Nottawav and Meherrin rivers. 
Po|). 16,687. Slaves 10,081. En- 
gaged in af^ricuhure .5,130, in com- 
merce o9, in manufacture.? 100. 

Brun.swick, co. N. C. on the sea 
coast, at the mouth of Cape Fear 
river. Pop. 5,480. Slaves 2,334. 
J^ngaged in agriculture 1,761, in 
commerce 44, in manufactures 88. 
Chief t. Smithville. 

Bninsicick, t. Brunswick co. 
N. C. on Cape Fear river, 30 m. 
above its mouth,17 below Wilming- 
ton. 

Bni,nsimck, s-p. and cap. Glynn 
CO. Geo. on the N. bank of Turtle 
river, about 10 m. S. Darien. 80 S. 
S.W. Savannah. Lat 31^ 10' N. 
It has only 2 or 3 houses, but its 
harbor is safe and spacious enough 
to contain a large fleet, and the 
depth of water on its bar is suf- 
ficient for the largest vessels. It 
has been proposed to connect it by 
ac;in;d with the Alatamaha river. 
Shipping in 1815, 1,049 tons. 

Bn/nswick, I. Medina co. Ohio. 
Pop. 172. 

BnL=;h creek, t. Highland co. O- 
hio. Pop, 1,173. 

Brush creek, t. Muskingum co 
Ohio, on Muskingum nvei", 4 m 
below Z.mesville. Pop. 699. An- 
other, Scioto. CO. Pop. 288. 



BUC 

Brush creek, Ohio, runs into the 
Ohio, in Adams county. It has 
good mill seats ; iron works arc 
erected on it, and a vast quantity of 
hollow iron ware is made. 

Brutus, p-t. Cayuga co. N. Y, 
on the Erie canal, 5 m. N. E. Au- 
burn. Pop. 3,579. 

Br'jan, co. Geo. on the sea coast, 
se[)arated from Chatham co. by 
Ogechee river. Pop. 3,021. Slaves 
2,238. Engaged in agriculture 1,- 
337, in m;uiufactures 24. 

BrymiCs cross-roads, p-v. North- 
ampton CO. TV. C. 

Brijantslick, a S. E. branch of 
Green river, Ken: 

Buckfeld, p-t. Oxford co. Maine, 
6m.S:Paris. Pop. 1,. 501. 

Buckana)i,p-\. Harrison co. Va. 

Buckhead creek, r. Geo. runs S. 
into the On^hee, about GO miles 
below Louljllle. 

Backhorn-falls, p-v. Chatham 
CO. N. C. 

Buckingham, co. Va. on James 
river, and extending S. to the Ap- 
pomatox. Pop. 17;5G9. Slaves 
9,939. Engaged in agiiculture 4,- 
103, in commerce 1G3, in manufac- 
tures 439. Chief t. New-Canton. 

Biickingluun, p-t. Bucks co. Pa. 
Pop, 1,862. 

Buckingham, t. Waj ne co. Pa. 
Pop. 385. 

Biccklaml, t Franklin co. Mass. 
10 m. S.^V.Greenfield. Pop. 1,037. 
Biickhmd, p-t. Piince William 
CO. Va.40m. S. W, VVashin-ton. 

Bucklestown, t. Berkeley co. Va. 
8 m. from Mai lii;sburg. 

Btcks, CO. Pa. on Delaware r. 
It has Philadelphia and ]\Iontgome- 
ry coi'.nties S.W. and jN'orlhamplon 
CO. N. W. Poji. 37,842 ; engaged 
in agriculture 5;100, in commerce 
26, in manufactures 2,188. Chief 
t. Bri.-toi. 

Buckskin, f. Ross co. Ohio. IG 



BUN 

ni. N. W. Chiilicotho. Pop. 

Bu-^ksport , foriiiei ly Bucksfcun, 
p-t. Hancock co. Maine, on the E. 
side of the PenobstMjt, 25 m. E. 
Castine. Pop. l.GjS. 

Buckfoini, i. Do. cheater r.o Md. 
on the E.shore,8.^ rn.S. Cambridge. 

B/fff'to, p-t. pert of entry and 
cap. trie co. i\. Y. at the oullei 
of Lake Erie, 22 ni. S. rsiaffar.i 
falls, 80 N. E. bv E. Erie, 240 E. 
Sandusky, 302 E. Detroit; 222 iN. 
N. E. Pittsburg, 291 W. Albanv. 
Pop. 2,095, of ^\hora 1,100 are \n 
the villane. Here is a bank. Be- 
ing situated on the best-channel uf 
intercourse between the Ailantic 
and the regions of the We.-t, Buf- 
falo i.5 destined to becoirie a great 
emporipai of trade.# The town is 
built on the N. E. side of Buffalo 
creek, a considerable mill stream 
'Ahich joins the lake half a mile 
be-low. The depth of water in 
Buffalo creek is sufficient for 



49 BUN 

331. Bnffalo, p-v. Mason co. Va 



harbour, bcin;^ 12 or 1 1 feet for a abo\e its mouth. 



Bnft'ylo, t. Guernsey co. Ohio, 
on \Vills creek, 6 m. S. Cam- 
bridge. Pop. 482. 

B"ffalo, i. Pike oo. Missouri. 

Buffalo, Y. Niapra co. N. Y. 
runs into Lake Eric at Buffalo. 

Buffalo, r. Pa. runs into the W. 
branch of the Susquehannah, a- 
bove Lewisburg. 

Buffalo, r. Mississippi, runs into 
the Mississippi, 2 m. above Fort 
Adams, at Loftus' heights. 

Buffalo creel', Va. runs ipto the 
Ohio ai)o\e Wheeling. 

B'ifl'alo creek, rises in N. Caro- 
lina and runs into Broad river, in 
S. Carolina. 

Buffalo creek, Geo. runs into the 
Oconee, 30 or 40 m. below Mil- 
ledge ville. 

Buffalo fork, r. Arkansas terri- 
tory, rises near the N. bank of the 
Arkansas, and running 180 miles 
•X. E. joins White river 700 miles 



mile from its mouth, and the 
breadth from 12 to 16 rods. Its 



onlv obstruction is the sand and ged in agriculture 1,228 



Bullet, CO. Ken. on the Ohio. 
Pop. 5, 831. Slaves 245. Enga- 



in com- 
merce 7, in manufactures 288. 
Bulletsburg, p-t. Boone co.Ken. 
Bull IsUmd, S. C. on the N.side 
of Charleston harbour. 

BiUloch, CO. Geo. between Oge- 
filchee and Canoochec rivers. Chief 
r.tt. State-])cro'. Pop. 2,578. Slaves 



gravel at its mouth, driven in by 

gales of wind. To prevent the 

ssand from thus accumulaiing, a 

pier of 1000 foct in length is now 

erecting, which is so far coniple 

ted (1822) that vessels drawing 

or 7 feetwater enter the harb 

Buffalo was burnt by the British!(i97. Engaged in" agriculture 329, 



during the late war, but has sine 
been rebuilt 



,in manufactures 1. 

Buncombe, co. N. C. forming the 



BuJftlo,i. Washington co. Pa. |VV.coriicrofthe state. Pop. 10,542. 



Armstrong co. Pa. 
Pop. 



Pop. 1,430 

Buffalo, 
Pop."l,597. 

Buffalo, t. Butler co. Pa 
582. 
Buffalo,iX}mon co.Pa,Pop.2,376. 

Buffalo, West, t. Union co. Pa. 
Pop. 1.183. 

Buffalo, t. PItry co.Pa. Pop.875. 



slaves l,0i2. Engaged in agri- 
culture 2,796, in commerce 11, in 
manufactures 16. Chief t. Mor- 
ristown. The warm springs of this 
county are found upon the margin 
of French Broad river, about 32 m. 
from Ashville and .jj from the 
Tenne.ssee line. Tlie ^valer.- are 
of the temperature of 94"^ to 104^ 



B I R 50 BUR 

aoii are beneficial in cases of pal-| Tlie University of Vermont h 
sy, rhemnatisai, cutaneous affec-jlocated in this town. Itwasiucor- 
tions, k.c. The country arouud i5>j(Kjried iu 1791, and has been lib- 
mountainous and healtliy, aud a-'Crally pali-Oiiized by the siate. It 
bounds iu ron^ndc scenery, ren- has a president, 6 professors, 5 of 
dering the springs an agreeaible re-! whom are medical professors, 2 tu- 
son tor invalids. lox-s. a library of alx)ut 1.000 vol- 

Burgd^toicn, p-t. Washingion.uuios. and a philosophical appara- 
co. Fa. jtus which is tolerably complete. 

5urAv, p-t. Caledonia CO. Vt.-4o 'The funds consist principally of 
m. >'. E. Mont{>elier. Pop. 541.! lands, amouniini; to about 40,000 

Burke, CO. >'. C. on Caiawba^acres. and yield at present an in- 
river, among the mountains of thejcome of about l.'COO dollars. The 
Blue ridse." Pop. 13,411. Siavesinumber cf student^in 1822. \\as93 
1,917. tngaifed iu agricuhurejiacludingjo medical students. The 
3,799, in cominerce 15. in manu-icollege edifice is a beautiful brick 
Jactuiesl83. Chicft. Morgantown. 'building, loO feet long, and 4 sto- 

Burke, CO. Geo. on Savannahlries high. It is finely situated on 
river. Pop. 11, 577. Slaves ,5-!die E. side of the village, a mile 
S20. Engaged in agriculture 4,-jrrom the lake,ipnd elevated more 
277, in commerce 27, in mauufac-jdiau 300 ft-et above its surface, 
tares 103. Chief t. \Vayue>boro.iFrom the top of the college there 

Burkesville, p-i. Cumberland co. is a ncble view of the lake aud the 
Ken. adjacent country, 



Burlington, p-t. Middlesex co, 
Ma«s. 12 m. >'. W. Boston. Pop, 
5«38 



Burlin^on, p-t. port of entry, Y. 12 m. 
id can." Chittenden co Vt. de-l2,457. 



Btuiir!gton,Y.-t. Hartford co. Ct 
1 5 m . \V . Hartford . Pop . 1 ,360 
Burili^.ov, p-t. Otsego 



\V. Cooncrsto'.sD. Pc 



and cap. 

lightfully si:uaied on a bay of the| Burling'cn, co. N. J. en the At- 
same name ia lake Cliamplaiiijiamic, and extending !N. W. to 
34 m. W. >". \V. Moatiielier, ll6!De!awa:e river. Pop. 28.822. 
S. Montreal, 193 >'. W. Boston .{Slaves C2. Engacred in agricul- 
Lo!i. 73- W.Lat.44^29' >. Pop.;ture 4,0-12. in commerce 175, in 
2,111. Tiie village ii one of the; raauufactures 1,58.3. Chief towns, 
handsomest in the state. It occu-jMouDt-Holly and Burlicgton. 
pies the side of a hill, ascendingj Burlui'^ton, c\x\. ix>rt of entrv". 
near a mile from the bay. Herejand cap. Burlington co. ?«. J. oh. 
are two handsome Congregationai|Delaware river, opposite Bristol, 
meedng-hcuses, a euuj-thouse, jail.jll m. below Trenton, 17 alx>ve 
academy, and a spacious coliegej Philadelphia. Pop. 2.758. The 
edifice." Within tlie limits of the j most popuhnus part is on an island 
lown.'ihip, a mile N. E. of the vil-iin the Delaware, to which there 
lage.areihe falls of Onion river, are 4 entrances by bridges. It was 
around which are several valuable, settled in 1677. It contains a 
mills and manufacturiag establish-icouribotise and jail. 4 houses of 
ment-. About 20 vessels navigaieipublic worship, an academy, a 
lake Champlain, most of which aieipublic librarv, and has some man- 
owned In ibis place. 'u£actures its bai4br is safe and 



BUT 

Shipping 



51 



BYF 



in 1815. 



tomniodioiis. 
1,592 tons. 

Burlington, t. Bradford co. Pa. 
Pop. 560. 

Burlington, t. Belmont co. Ohio, 
on Ohio river, 4ni. abo\e Wlieel- 
ing in Kentucky, 10 N. E. St. 
Clairsville. Another, in Lickinp 
CO. Pop. 439. Another, p-t. am 
cap. La'.vrence co. Ohio, on Ohi(; 
river, 75 ra. S. E. Chillicothe, 12f/ 
from Colunibns. Pop. 140. 

Burnt coast Island, Hancock co. 
Ale. Pop. 218. 

Burjit-com, p-t. and cap, Monro* 
€0. Alabama. 

Burnt rirer. See Mordreal river. 

Bu}'rili'ille, t. Providence co.R. 
1. 24 m. from Providence. Pop 
2,164. It contains a bank, anr^ 
several cotton factories. 

Bur/on, t. Strafi'ord co. N. H. 50 
m. N. N. E. Concord. Pop. 209. 

Burton, p-t. Geauga co. Ohio 
Pop. 506. 

Burton, t. Washington co. Mis- 
souri. 

i?«Wo.'?.?r?7/e, p-v. Orange co. Va. 

Bush ricer. Aid. is fornied by the 
confluence of several creeks a 
Harford, and runs into the Chesa- 
peake. 10 miles below. 

Bush creek. Pa. runs into the 
Delaware in Wayne county. 

Bushkill, t. jNorihamjnon co. Pa 
Pop. L262. 

Bush tcncn. See Harford, Md 

Bushickk, t. Kings co. Lone-Isl- 
a)id, ?i^. Y. OH East river, 3 ra. fr. 
ISc w-York c i ty . Pop . 930. 

Buskirk's bridge, p-v. Washing- 
ton CO. N. Y. 

Bnstletown, t. Philadelphia co. 
Pa. 10 m. N. W. Philadelphia. 

Butler, CO. Pa. on the W. side 
of Alleghany river, bounded N. by 
Venango, E. bv Armstrong, S. by 
AUegbaay, W'.bv Beaver, >f. W. 



by Mercer. Pop. 10,193 ; engag- 
ed in agriculture 3,038, in com- 
merce 23. in manufactures 434. 
Chief t.BuUer. 

Butler, p-t. and cap. Butler co. 
Pa. 40m.N. Pitt>burg. Pop. G97. 

^M^/er, CO. Alabama. Pop. 1,405. 
.Slaves 569. Engaged in agricul- 
ture 505, in commerce 1, in manu- 
factures 7. 

Butler, CO. Ken. Pop. 3,083. 
Slaves 472. Engaged in agricul- 
ture 374, in commerce 3, in man- 
ufactures 13. 

Butler, CO. the S. W. part of 0- 
hio, on Great !Miami river. Pop. 
il,746 ; engaged in agriculture 
3,961, in commerce 59. in mann- 
lactures 1,022. Chief t. Hamilton. 

Butler, t. Columbiana co. Ohio. 
Pop. 993. Another, Montgomery 
CO. Oiiio, on Miami river, 7 m. N. 
Dayton. Pop. 1,646. Another, 
Darke co. Pop. 323. Another, 
JlonTpromerv" co. Pep. 1,646. 

Butter iiUnd, Hancock co. Me. 
Pop. 11. 

Butternuts, p-t. Otsego co. N. Y. 
21 ni. S. W. Cooperstown. Pop. 
3.601. 

Buxton, p-t. York co. Me. on 
Saco river, 8 m. N. W. Saco. 40 
.V.York. Pop. 2,.590. 

Buzzard s bay, on the S. coast of 
Ma.cs. sets up between Seakonci 
joint on the W. and Kuttahunk, 
one of the Elizabeth islands, on 
•he E. It is 40 m. iongbv 7 wide, 
uid approaches within 3^ miles of 
Barnsiable bay. A canal to con- 
nect ihem has long been in con- 
templation. See Massachusetts bay . 

Bvbemj, t. Philadelphia co. Pa, 
Pop! 876, 

Biifeld, parish, Essex co. Mass. 
;)artiy in Rowley, and partly in 
Newbury. Pop." in 1810, '755, 
Here is DujnmerAcademi/, well en- 



CAD 52 

elowed, and having a good li- 
brary. 

Bijram^ r. runs into Long-Island 
f^ound, between Connecticut and 
ISevv-York. 



C AH 



Byvam, t. Sussex co. N. J. Pop. 
672. 

Bijrd, t. Cape Girardeau ca 
Missouri. 

BijTGri, t. Genesee co. N. Y. 



Cabakras, CO. in the W. pari 
of N. C. Pop. 7,248. Slaves- 
1,5^9. Engaged in agriculture 
2,0-9, in commerce?, in manufac- 
tures 11. Chief t. Concord. 

Cabell, CO. Va. Pop. 4,789. 
Slaves 392. Engaged in agriculture 
1,090, in commerce 7, in manufac- 
tures 180. 

Cabell courthouse, p-v. Cabell co. 
Va. 

Cabellsbnrg, t. Amherst co. Va. 

Cabin-point, p-t. Surry co. Va. 

Cabot, p-t. Caledonia^ co. Vt. IG 
m. IN. E. JVIontpelier. It is on the 
height of land between the Con- 
necticut and Lake Champlain. 
Pop. 1,032. 

Cache, t. Arkansas Territory, on 
White river, 50 m. W. of the 
mouth of St. Francis river. Poij. 
178. 

Cackleij, p-v. Bath co. Va. 

Cadiz, p-t. and eap. Harrison 
CO. Ohio, 25 m. Vv'. Steubenville. 
125 E. Colun)bus. Pop. 537 ; ol 
the township 2,472. 

Cado, r. Arkansas', territory, one 
of the branches of Little Redrive» 

Cado, t. Clai-k co. Arkansas 
Pop. G17. 

Oadron, or Quadrant, p-t. anc* 
cap. Pulaski co. Arkansas, lai 
ont on a high and rocky spot o 
the N. side of the river Arkansas. 
at the mouth of a small creek of 
the same name, 150 ni. by land 



from the town of Arkansas. Here 
is a convenient harbour for boats. 
Pop. 717. 

Caernarvon, t. Berks co. Pa, 
Pop. 829. 

Caernarvon, orEarl, p-t. Lancas- 
ter CO. Pa. 52 m. from Harrisburg. 
Pop. 1,412. 

Cccsarea river. See Cohanzie 
creek. 

Cccsars creek, t. Green co. CUiio, 
Pop. 1,131. 

Cahawba, KaJiawba, or Cabo, r. 
Alabama, which after a southerly 
course, joins the Alabama, 160 m. 
below its forks the Coosa and Tal- 
lapoosa ; and 210 above its junction 
with the Tombigbee. 

Cahawba, co. Alabama, now Bibb. 

Cahawba, t. and cap. Dallas co. 
Alabama, and seat of government 
of the stale, on a high bluft at the 
junction of Cahawba river with 
the Alabama, 77 m. N. E. St. Ste- 
;;hens. It was laid out in 1818. 
Here is a printing press from which 
a ne;>vspaper is issued. 

Cahokia, x. Illinois, runs into the 
Mississippi, 5 m. below Sj. Lotiis. 

Cahokia, p-t. and cap. St. 0air 
CO. Illinois, on the Mississippi, 5 
m. below St. Louis, 52 N. W.Kas- 
kaskias. It contains about 100 
dwelling houses, a court house, 
jail, and Roman Catholic chap- 
el. The inhabitants are mostly 
French. 



e AL 

Cahoos falls, in Mohawk liver, 
3 11). above its mouth. The river 
here is about 100 feet wide : the 
rock over which it pours, extends 
across the river obliquely from 
S.W. to N. E. and i^ 70 feet high. 
From the bridge | of a mile below, 
the falls are in full view. 

C'«-/ra,p-v. Cumberland co. Va. 

Cairo, formerly Canton, p-t. 
Greene co. N Y. 10 m. N. W. 
Calskill. Pop. 2,333. 

Cairo, t. Alexander co. Illinois, 
at the junction of the Ohio with 
the Mississippi, 80 ni. S. Kaskas 
kias. 

Cairo, or CraigfoTt, p-t. Sumnei 
CO. Ten. on Cumljerlaud river, 30 
m. above Nashville. 

Calais, p-t. Washington co. Me 
on St. Croix river, just below the 
falls, 30 m. N. W. Eastport. The 
jiver is navigable to this place fo 
sea vessels. The saw mills at th< 
fiiils are among the most exten- 
sive in the state ; the whole uuni- 
J)er of saws is about 30. A bridge 
is in contemplation to connect this 
town with St. Stephens on the 
British side of the river. Fop. 418. 

Calais, p-t. Washington co. Vt. 
9 m. N. E. Moutpelier. Pop. 
1,111. 

Calalico, t. Lancaster co. Pa. 
Pop. 4,590. 

Calcosiu, r. Louisiana, empties 
into the gidf of Mexico, E. of the 
Sabine. Before entering the gulf 
it spreads out into a broad lake, and 
then contracts again into a narrow 
river. 

Caldwell, p-t. and cap. Warren 
CO. N. Y. on lake George, 62 m. N. 
Albany. Pop. 723. The old Fort 
Georgeh in this township. 

Caldvell, t. E^sex co. N. J. ad- 
ioiniiio; ^'ewark on the N. W. 
t»op. 2,020. 

Caldwell, CO. Ky. Pop, 9,022 



53 C A L 

Slaves l,4i4. Engaged in agri- 
culture 2,225, in commerce 16, 
in manufactures 39. 

CaldicdVs-bridge, p-v. Franklin 
CO. Ten. 

Caledonia, co. Vt. bounded N. 
by E.ssex co. E. by Connecticut 
ver, S. by Orange co. W. by 
Washington and Orleans counties. 
Chief towns, Danville and Peach- 
am. Pop. 16,669; engaged in 
agriculture 2,930, in commerce 
.53, in manufactures3o7. it is wa- 
tered by the Pasumpsic, Onion and 
Lamoi I rivers. 

Caledonia, p-t. Livingston co. 
N. Y. on Genesee river, 31 m. W. 
Canandaifiua, 17 N. E. Batavia, 
chiefly settled by emigrants from 
Scotland. Pop. '2,645. The Big 
Springs here, are a curiosity, 
Ihey discharge water enough at 
all seasons to supply numerous 
mills. In this town gypsum is a- 
bundant. There is here a large 
mound called Bone Hill, princi- 
pally composed of human bones. 

Caledonia, v. Washington co. 
Missouri. 

Ccdf-pastare, or North River, r. 
Va. runs into James river, at its 
passage through (iie Blue ridge. It 
IS one third as large as the main 
stream. , 

CW/jo.v7?,t. Tennessee, on the N. 
side of the Hiwassee, direcdy op- 
posite the Cherokee Agency. 
Callaghari's,p-v. Baih co. Va. 
Calland^A store, p-v. Pittsylvania 
CO. Pa. # 

Cain, East, Chester co. Pa. 
Pop. 1.162. Cain, JJW, adjoining 
it. Pop. 1,182. 

Calvert, co. Md. on the W. shore 
of the Chesapeake, bounded N.. 
by Anne-Arundel co. S. \V. by St. 
Mary's co. W. by Prince George 
CO. Pop. 8,073. Slaves 3,668. 
Engaged in agriculture 3,219, ill 



6 



CAM 5 

commerce 71, in manufactures 
1G5. Chief t. Prince Frederick. 

Calumazee, r. Michigan, runs in- 
to Lake Michigan, IS', of Black 
river. 

Calumet, t. Pike co. Missouri. 

Cambraij, or Governeur^ p-v. St. 
Lawrence co. N . Y. 

Cambria, p-t. Niagara co. N.Y. 
on Niagara river. Pop. 1,134 
It contains the post villages of 
Manchester, Leiciston and Fort JVi 
agora ; which see. 

Cajnbria, co. Pa. bounded N 
by Clearfield co. E. bv Hunting- 
don and Bedford cos. S. by Som- 
erset CO. and W. by Westmore- 
land and Indiana cos. Pop. 3,- 
287 ; engaged in agriculture G14 
in commerce 3, in manufactures 
143. Chief t. Ebensbnrgh. 

Cambria, t. Cambria co. Pa. 
Pop. 604. 

Cambric! p:ey t. Coos co. N. H. 
on Lake Umbagog, 95 m. N. by 
E. Concord. 

Cambridge, p-t. Franklin co. 
Vt. on Lamoil river, 21 m. N. E. 
Burlington. Pop. 1,176. 

Cam.bridge, p-t. Middlesex co. 
Ma.ss. on Charles river, 3 m. W. 
N. W. Boston. Lon. 71° 4' 30'' 
W. Lat. 12° 23/ N. Pop. 3,295. 
It contains the college/, a court- 
house, county jail, State arsenal, 
and 4 houses for public worship. 
viz, 2 for Congregationalists, 1 for 
F.piscopalians, and 1 for Baptists. 
The courts of the county are held 
altMfnately here and at Concord. 
The court-house and jail are at 
the S. E. extremity of the town, on 
Lechmore's point, which ap- 
proaches within a mile of Boston, 
and is connected with it by a 
bridge over Charles river. There 
is another bridge connecting this 
point with Charles town. The 
village of Cambridgeport, which 



i C A M 

lies west of Lechmore's point, is 
connected with Boston by a bridge 
called West Bo.ston bridge. 

In this town is Harvard College, 
or the University of Cambridge, 
the oldest and most wealthy lite- 
rary institution in the United 
States. It was founded in 1638 in 
less than 20 years after the liist 
settlement of New-England. Its • 
officers in 1821, were a president, 
20 professors, 5 tutors, an instruc- 
tor in French and Spanish, a proc- 
tor, and a regent. The library is 
the largest in America, containing 
u)--wards of 25,000 \oiLnnes. The 
pliilosophical and chemical appa- 
ratus are complete. There are 
belonging to the University, a val- 
uable cabinet of minerals, an ex- 
cellent anatomical museum, and 
a Botanic garden containing 8 
acres, and furnished with an ex- 
tensive collection of trees, shrubs, 
and plants, both native and foreign. 
The college buildings consist of 
the University hall, which is an 
elegant stone edifice, containing 
the chapel, dining halls, and lec- 
ture rooms; Harvard hall, con- 
taining the library, philosophical 
apparatus, museum, &.C.; 4 spa- 
cious brick edifices, containing 
rooms for students ; and several 
other buildings, for the accommo- 
dations of the president, profes- 
sors, and students. An astronom- 
ical observatory is about to be 
erected on an extensive scale. A 
Law school, Medical school, and 
Theological seminary, form part 
of the" University. The whole 
number of students in 1822, -was 
420, of whom 29 were Theologi- 
cal students, 75 Medical students, 
10 Law students, and 302 under- 
graduates. The whole number 
who were educated here from the 
establish^ ent of Ibe ioslitution to 



C A M ob 

the year 1 821, was 4,972, a icreater 
munl)er than at anj- other college 
in the countrv. 



Cambridge, West, p-t. Middle- 
sex CO. Mass. 6 m. N. Boston. 
Pop. l,OG-i. 

Catnbridge, p-t. Washinfrton co. 
JN". Y. 12 ni. S. Salem, 35 jN. E. 
Albany. Pop. 2,4'Jl. In 181C, 
2 towns, White creek and Jackson, 
Avere set oft" from Cambridge. 
Here is an academy. 

Cambridge, p-t and cap. Dor- 
rhester co. Md. about 14 ni. S. 
Eaton. Lat. 38° 34/ N. It is 
finely situated on Great Choptank I Augusta 
river, which is here 2 miles wid 
The town is neatly built, and the 
public buildings arc a house of 
worship for Methodists, 1 for Epis- 
and iai!, 



CAM 

Camden, t. Gloucester co. N. J. 
on the Dcla« are, opposite Piiila- 
deiphia. 

Camden, p-t. Kent co. Dpi. 
about 4 m. S. Dover. 

Camden, co. N. E. part of N. C. 
Pop. 6,347. Slaves 1,749. En- 
gaged in agriculture 1,889, in com- 
merce 14, in manufactures 1. 
Cijief t. Jonesboro'. 

Camden, p-t. and cap. Kershaw 
CO. S. C. on the E. side of the 
Wateree, at the junction of Pine- 
tree creek, 35 m. N E. Columbia, 
120 N. \V. Charleston, 109 N. E. 



copalians, a court-hous^ 
and an academy. 

Cambrid<re, p-t. Abbeville dis- 
trict, S. C. 80 m. N. N. AV. Co- 
lumbia, 50 N. bv \V. Augusta 
140 N. W. Charleston. It con 
tains GO or 70 houses, a court- 
house and jail, and an academy 
In May, 1781, this town, then in 
possession of tlie British, was 
closely besieged by General 
Greene. 

Cambridge, p-t and cap. Guern- 
.sey CO. Ohio, on Will's creek, 25 
m. E. Zanesville. 85 from Colum- 
bus. Lat. 40^ 4' N. Ii is a flour- 
ishing place, and contains tlie 
county buildings and about 50 
dwelling houses. Pop. 300. 

Camden, p-t. Lincoln co. Maine, 
on Penobscot bay, about 12 m. E. 
Thomaston, and 37 E. Wiscasset. 
Pop. 1,825. It is a small but 
growing village, and carries on the 
business of burning lime. 

Camden, p-t. Oneida co. N. Y. 
20 m. N. \V. Rome. It is settled 
•hiefly by emigrants from Con- 
necticut. Pop, 1,772. 



,.»..^^.,,,.. Lat. 34^ 17' IN. Lon. 
180^ 54' W. It is regularly laid 
out, and contains about 200 houses, 
I court-house and jail, an acade- 
my now belonging to the Orphan 
'ociety, a masonic hall, brick 
market-house and library, an ar- 
senal, 3 flouring mills and other 
mills, 4 religious societies, viz. an 
Episcopalian, a Presbyterian, a 
Baptist and a Methodist. The 
river is navigable for boats of 70 
tons, and there is a lively trade 
with the back country. It is 
memorable for two battles fought 
here during the Revolutionary 
war ; one the IGth Aug. 1780, be- 
tween Gen. Gates and Lord Corn- 
wallis ; the other, the 23d April, 
l)etween Gen. Greene and Lord 
Raw don. 

Camden, co. on the coast of Geo. 
separated from Florida by St. Ma- 
ry's river. Pop. 3,402. Slaves 
2,095. Engaged in agriculture 
225, in manufactures 2. Chief 
towns, Jeff"erson and St. Mary's. 

Cameh-rianp, nit. one of the 
highest of the Green mountains, 
20 m. E. by S. Burlington. 

Camillus, p-t. Onondaga co, N. 
Y. on Seneca river and on the 
Erie canal, 10 m. W. Onoadafrav 



CAN oi 

Pop. 5,791. Gypsum is abundtiutj 
here . I 



C A N 
Canaan, \y-t. Graiton co. K. II 
11). E. Dintmculh college. 



Campaign creek, Ohio, runs into.Pop. l.lOo. 
the Ohio, 8 in. above Gailipolis. Canaan, p-t. Essex co. Vt. on 

Cajnpbell, co. Va. bounded N. 'Connecticut river, (ID m. JN. E. 
by James river and BuckiiighanvMontp.elier. I'op. -77. 
Co. E.by Charlotte co. S. by Ap- Canaan, p-f. Litchfield co. C<. 
pomatox river, and AV. by BedfordiOn the E. nide of the Housatonn.uc. 
CO Pop. 16,5G9. Slaves 7,4 15.|16^m.IV.N. \V. Lilcliiield. Pop. 
Engaged in ai^riculture 4,103, in;2.332. Here is a iiuuace and 



ifactur( 



comir.erce 163 
439. 

Campbell, co. Ten. Pop. 4,244. 
Slaves 116. Engaged in agricul- 
ture 1,052, in commerce 2, Chief 
t. Jacksonhorough. 

Campbell, co. N. part of Ken. ou 
the Ohio. ' Pop. 7,022. ' " 
897. Engaged in agriculture 
1,446, in manufacturee 97 
t. rv'ewport. 

Cuviphcirs fort, in Teniiessce,'Pop. 345. 
near the confluence of the Kol*- 
ton and Tennessee rivers. 

Campbells gfove, p-v. Iredell 
CO. jN. C 



smeral anchor forges. Between 
this town and Salislniry aie rc- 



jnarkable falls in the 
Salisbu7-ij. 

Canaan, p-t. Columbia co. N. 

Y. 25 m. In. E. Hudson. Pop. 

2,079. The village of Aeic-Leba- 

Slavesj«on is in this tow nship. 

Canaan. I, "Wayne co. Pa. 
Chicf;526. 



Pop. 
Athens co. Ohio. 
Wayne co. Ohio. 



Canaan, 
Pop. 158. 

Canada creek. East, N. Y. runs 
into the INIohaw k from the N. 9 ui. 



Campbell's mills, p-v. Abbevillelbelow Litde Falls 



district, S. C 

Cam2)beir station, p-v 
Ten. 

Ca}:i]ybeWscillc, p-v. Grccu co. 'waters of 
Ken 



Canada creek, West, Js. Y. the 
Knox co.'largest northern branch of the 
jMohawk. It rises near the head 
'waters of Black river, and dis- 
charges itself at the German flats, 



Campbelltcicn, p-v. Steuben co.lGiu. above Litde Falls. 



NY. 

CafnpbeUfoic7i 
Pa. 13 m. E. Harrisbutg 

Canipbelltoicn, p-v. Edgefield 
district, S. C. 

Campion, p-t. Grafton co. N. H. 
40 ir. N. Concord. Poix 1,047. 

C.imrnUe. p-v. Sparlaubui-g dis- 
iri; , f" . C. 

Canaan^ p-t. Somerset co. 
IVlaiiifc. on the E. side of Kenne-i 
bee r;ver, opposite B!oon> field, 10 
ni. E. Norridgcwock. 15 above 
Waterviile, 35 above HalloAvell. 
Pop. 1;470.' It has some valuable 
mfns. 



Canada creek, r. Oneida co. N. 
t. Lebanon co.'Y. die iN. branch of Wood cieek, 
Ijoius the W. branch, 4^ m. VV\ 
Rome. 

Canadaicay. See Fredonia. 

Canmlaxjcay creek, N. Y. runs N. 
W. 12 miles, and falls into lake 
Erie, about 45 m. S. W. Builalo. 

Canadian, t. Arkansas, uhich 
rises near Red river and flowing 
N. E. joins the Arkan.sas 60 m. 
below the mouth of Grand river. 
It is of considerable magnitude 
and navigable 100 miles. 

Canajohai ie, p-l. Montgomery 
CO. N, Y. on the S. side of the 



CAN 

Mohawk at fhc entrance of 



crcok of the same name, 15 m 
S. W. Johnstown, 49 W. Albany 
Pop. 4,677. It derives its name 
from the Conajohoroo, or Great 
boiling pot in tiic creek, ivhicl 
a vast eavity in a rock, of an oval 
form 22 feet by 18 in dianietei 
and about 10 feet deep, filled witli 
water whiih when the river i.- 
Wizh exhibits the appearance of 
boiling. 

Canals. See Middlesex, JVew 
Vork, &e. 

Cc.nnndaityua, p-t. Ontario co. 
N. Y. IGm. W.Geneva, 111 W 
Utica,20v3 W. Albany, GJ> E. Buf- 
falo. Lai. 42° 48' 41' N. Pop 
of the village 2,I(X), of the town, 
4,680. It hos an Episcopal church, 
a Congregational, and a iMolho 
dist ; a state arsenal, a court 
house and jail, two banks and an 
academy. It is situated on a hill, 
at a little distance Ps. W. of tin- 
Lake. The houses are built with 
uncommon elegance, and many of 
them would be ornaments in the 
oldest settlements of the country. 

C'lnaiuliiio-iui Lake, Ontario co. 
N. Y. 14 niles long, and about 1 
wide. It discharges its water-; 
through Canandaigua river, 45 
miles long, into Seneca river. 

Canaseraga, p-v. in Sullivan. 
Madison co. N. Y. 

Canaseraga creek, N. Y. unites 
■with the Chitteningo, 4 m. t'v. 
Oneida hike. 

Candia,]i-t. Roekiniiham co. N. 
H. 16 m. S. E. Concord. Poi). 
1,283. 

Candor, t. Tioga co. N. Y. 10 
m. E.Spencer. Pop. 1,655. 

Caaendca, p-t. Alleghanv co. N. 
Y. 10 m. S. W. Angelica,' 285 W. 
AllKany. Pop. 696. 

Camsus Lake, in tJjc S. W. pan 



57 CAN 

of Ontario CO. N. Y. discharges iC<; 
waters into Genesee river. 

Caiifield, p-t. Trumbull co. Ohio, 
14 ni. S. Warren, 30 N. Steuben- 
viUe. Pop. 787. 



^anisteo, p-t. Steuben co. N. Y. 
o^Canitteo river, 25 ra: S. W. 
Bath. Pop. 891. 

Canistco, v. N. Y. runs into the 
Tioga, at Paintedpost. It is navi- 
gable 40 miles to Arkport. 

Ca.njianghquenesiug. See Cane- 
quenesing. 

CannojibaU ,Y . N. America, flows 
into the IMissouri from the S. 
1,.500 miles above its mouth. 

Cavnmirhe, r. Geo. rises about 
30 niiles S. Louir^ville, and joins 
the Ogechee, about 20 above its 
month. 

C'rtrtoe cffwip, p-v. Tioga CO. P;i. 

Canoga creeJc, N. r . a tribular . 
of Seneca river, in Fayette, on 
which are u^.any mills. 

Cummiait, isl. R. I. in Narrr.- 
ganset bay, 7 mih-s long and 1 
broad, lying W. of the island of 
Rhode Island. 

Canonslmrg, p-t. Washington 
CO. Pa. 7 m. N E. by E. Wash- 
ington, 18 S.W.Pittsburg. Pop, 
of the borough 410. .left'ersoneoi- 
iege at this place was established 
in 1802. It has a president, 2 pro- 
fessors, a library of about 1,000 
volumes, a philosophical apj)ara- 
tus, and about 90 students. The 
eourse of studies is completed in 
3 years. Tiie college edifice is 
pacious, and 3 stories high. 

Canterbury, p-t. Roekinsham 
CO. N. H. on" the Merrimack. 8 m. 
above Coueord. Pop. 1.696 
Here is a society of Shakers. 
Their village stands on a inie hill 
in the S. E part of the town eoni- 
manding an extensive" prospect 
It consists of about 9 dwcllina- 



houses and a church, and contains 
a population of l)el\veen 'JOO and 
300 distributed in three families. 
They own about 1500 acres oi 
land and liave several mills and 
other machinery erected on at^ir- 
tificial stream/ They j^iveWnv 
supplied that part of the state with 
garden seeds, of a\ hich they take 
particular pains to propagate the 
bes-t kinds, 

Canterbury, p-t. AVijidham co. 
Ct. on the W. side of the Quine- 
haug, 12 m. N. Norwich, 26 from 
New-London, 30 from Providence. 
Pop. 1,984. The Western part i- 
called IVestwirtster. The town 
contains three houses of public 
worship, and numerous mills. 

Cunterbuviu p-v. Orange co. 
N.Y. 

Canted^mi, p-t. Kent. co. Del. 

Canton, j)-t. ?>orfolk count^ 
Mass. 

() m. S. E. Dedlmm, U S. W. Bos- 
ton. Pop. 1,26R. 

Canton, or West Si/nsbim^, p-t. 
Hartford co. Ct. 15 m. V/. N. W. 
Hartford. Pop. 1,322. 

Canton, p-t. St. L-nvronce co. 
IS". Y. 15 m. S E. Ogdensburg, 20C 
N. A V. Albany. Pup. 1,337. ' 

Canton, t. Bradford co. Pa 
Po])^. 5G9. 

■Canton, t. Washington co. Pa 
Fop. 1,27(J. 

Canton, ji-t. and can. Starke co. 
Ohio, in the forks of jNimishiileii 
creek, 58 m. N. W. Steubenville. 
140 IN. Columbus. Pop. 1.398 
It contains a court-house and jail 
2 houses of public worshij), a prin- 
tinij-office and a bank. 

Cant&n, t. Bilmont co. Ohio, on 
tlie Ohio, opposite Wheeling. 

CanlnelVs brio'fie, or Apo(|uini- 
.•n!nk,p-v. Newcastle co. Del. 

Canvrreok. Alabama, flows intc 



3 CAP 

the Tennessee from the S. aboot 
20 m. below the Muscle-shoals. 

Cany fork, r. Tennessee, runs 
into the Cumberland from the S. 
50 m. E.Nashville. 

Cajpe, t. Cumberland co. Maine. 
Pop. 62. 

Ca]-ie Cod, peninsula, on the S. 
side of Massachusetts bay. Its 
shape is that of a man's arm bent 
inwards both at the wrist and the 
eiijow. It is about Go miles long, 
and from 1 to 20 wide. A great 
part of this peninsula is sandy and 
'oarren, and in many places wholly 
destitute of vegetation ; yet it is 
populous. The inhabitants obtain 
their support almost entirely from 
the ocean ; the men being con- 
stantly employed at sea ; and the 
boys, at a veiy early a^e, are jnit 
on board the fishing boats. In 
consequence of the violent east 
winds, it is sup|)osed that the cape 
is gradually wearing away. Lon. 
of the cape, 70^ 14' W. Lat. 42° 
4'N. 

Cuj>e Elizabeth, cape on the 
coast of .Maine, in lat. 43"-'' 33' N. 
lon. 70° iV W. 

Cojie Elizabeth, \. Cumberland 
CO. Maine. 6 ui. S. V/. Portland. 
Pop. LG88. 

Caq^c Fem'y the S. point of 
Smith's island in the motith of 
Cape Fear river, N. C. Lat. 33^ 
32/ N. Lon. 78^ 25' W. 

Caj^e Fear river, N. C. Its N. 
W. blanch is formed by the union 
of the rivers Haw and Deep and 
flowing E. of S. 100 miles unites 
with the N E. branch or Claren- 
don a little above Wilmington, 34 
miles below which city the united 
stream enters the ocean between 
Cape Fear island and Smithville. 
This river aft'ords the l)est naviga- 
tion of anv of the rivers in N,,Car- 



CAP 59 

riiina. Thp.rc is 18 feet water on 
the bar at its mouth. Large ves- 
sels can ascend 21 miles, and ves- 
sels drawing 10 or 12 feet, ll miles 
further to Wilmington, and boats 
lo Faycttevijle 90 miles. The N 
E. branch is navigable for boat? 
70 miles. 

Caj)e Girardeau^ co. Missouri 
on the Mississippi, bounded JV. by 
St, Genevieve and Washington 
ros. W. by the county of St. JiOuis. 
Foj). 5,%"8. Slaves 865. Enga- 
ged in agriculture 1.675, in com- 
merce 39, in manufactures 229 
.fackson is the scat of justice 
The lands on the Mississippi and 
the St. Fr^cis arc fertile. The 
Great Su-amp commences 5 m. S 
of the town of Cape Girardeau, 
and extends GO miles, being from 
tJ to 5 broad, to the low-lands of 
the St. Francis 

Cape- Girardeau, p-t. Cape-Gi- 
rardean co. Missouri, on the Mis 
sissippi, 93 ni. below St. Louis, 20 
above the mouth of the Ohio 
lias about 40 houses. 

Cape Hope, the N W. point of 
Martha's Viiieyard, Mas; 
which is a light-house. 

Cape May, co. N. .1. bounded 
N. by Gloucester CO. 3. E. by the 
Atlantic, and S, W. by Debiware 
bay. Pop. 4,265 



CAR 



engaged in ag- 
riculture 377, in commerce (iO, ii 
manuftictures 63. A post-office is 
kept at the court-house. 

Cape Vincent, p-v. Jefferson co 
N. Y, 

Caphon springs, in Frederick 
CO. V'a. 21 m. VV. S. W. Winches 
ter. 

Captain Jnlui^s milb, p-v. Mont 
gomcry co. Md. 

Captiiia creek, Ohio, runs into 
the Ohio, 23 m. below Wheelin 

Captiuj. crefk. n-v. Belmont co. 
Ohio. 



Carlisle, t. Middlesex co. Mast 
20 m . N . W. Boston . Pop .681. 

Carlisle, p-t. Schoharie co. N. 
Y. 8 m. N. W. Schoharie, 40 m. 
W.All)any. Pop. 1,683. 

Cai-lisle, bor. and p-t. Cumber- 
land CO. Pa. 16 m. W. Harrisburg, 
113 W. Philadelphia. Pop. 2,- 
908. ^ Lon. 77- 10' W. Lat. 40^ 
12' N. The situation is pleasant 
and salubrious. It contains hou- 
ses of public worship for Episco- 
palians, Roman Catholics, Metho- 
dists, Lutherans, and several 
denominations of Presbyterians. 
Dickinson college was founded in 
this town in 1783, and was, for a 
number of years a flourishing in- 
siitution, having a president, 3 
|)rofessors, a complete philosophi- 
cal apparatus, and a library of 
about 3,000 volumes. Its exer- 
cises were suspended for several 
years, but are now resumed. 

Carlisle, p-v. Bourbon co. Ken. 

Carlisle, Xi-w Nicholas co. Ken. 

Carmel, p-t. Penobscot co. 
Maine, 15 m. W. Bangor. Pop. 
153. ° ' 

Canncl, p-t. and cap. Putnam 
CO. N. Y. containing a court-house, 
jail, aud county clerk's oflice. 26 
m. S. E. Poughkeepsie. Pop. 
2,247. 

Cariiii, p-t. and cap. White co.. 
Illinois, on the Little Wabash, 20 
m. above its mouth, 40 N. Shaw- 
ueetown. 

Carnesville, p-t. and cap. Frank- 
lin CO. Geo. 110 m. from Augusta. 

Carolina, (jVorth.) one o( ihc U. 
S. bounded IS. by Virginia; E. 
by the Atlantic ; S. by S.Carolina 
and Georgia, and W.' bv Tennes- 
see. It extends from lat. 330 50' 
to 36° 30' N. and from lou. 75^ 
45' to 84<^ W. and contains 48,000 
square miles. 

Along the whole cottst of ISt 



CAR 

Carolina is a ridf^e of sand, sepa-j 
valed from the main land, in some 
places by narrow Sounds, in oth- 
eis b\ broad Bays. Tlie passages 
or inlets through it are shallow and 
dangerou'!, and Ocracoke inlet is 
the or.iy one north of Cape Fear, 
tlu-ough which vessels pass. In 
the counties on the sea coast, the 
land is low, and covered with ex- 
tensive sw amps and marshes, and 
for GO or 80 miles from the shor 



CAR ' 

the yenr 1815, the State 



60 

Since 
has been '/eulousiy engaged in the 
business of intei nai improvements. 
It is intended to improve the navi- 
gation of the inlets and sounds, so 
as to open a direct and easy com- 
nuinicalion Avith the ocean ; to 
remove the obstructions in the 
navigation of the principal rivers ; 
•o connect the rivers by navigablo 
canals ; to improve the roads 



\nd to drain the marches and 



is a d»ad level. Beyond this, the s>\ amps of the eastern and south- 



country swells into hills, and 
the most uestcrn part rises into 
mountains. Among the produc- 
tions are pitch pine, cotton, tobac- 
co, wheat, rye, barley, oats, hemp, 
and Indian corn. Coal has latel 
been found in Chatham county, 
and lead ore a few miles N. of Ra- 
leigh. The principal rivers, be- 
ginning in the east, ar« the Cho 



ern counties. In the prosecution 
of these plains, skilful engineers 
iiave been euij loyed for several 
years in making the necessary sur- 
veys, and several private compa- 
nies have been formed under the 
patronage of the state. In i819^ 
th.e legislature appropriated for the 
purpose of internal improvements, 
he proceeds of the sale of all the 



ly come into the possession of the 
■-tate. The population in 1790, 
was 393,751 ; in 1800, 478,103; 
in 1810, 66rj,.500 ; in 1820, 638,829, 
of whom 205,017 were slaves, and 
14,t)12 free blacks ; engaged in 
agriculture 174,19fi, in commerce 



2,65], 



manufactures 11,84-1'. 



wan, irioanoke, Pamlico, iSeuse.lCherokee lands, which have late- 
Cape Fear, Yadkin, Catabaw. 
and Broad. Most of tlie produce 
of iSorth Carolina is exported from 
the neighbouring states. Not a 
single point has yet been found on 
the coast, within the limits of tlu 
Slate, at \\'hich a safe and eom- 
inodiou.Sjpcrt coultl be established. 
Hitherto the productions of the 
northern parts of the State, lying 
on the Roanoke and its branches, 
and also on the upper parts of the 
Tar and Neuse, have been sent to 
the markets oi' Virginia; and tht 
trade of Broad river, the Catabaw, 
and the Ya<ikin has gone to South 
Carolina. The [)rincipal export 
are pitch, tar, turpentine, lumber 
tice, cotton, tobacco, vvlieat and 
Indian corn. The value of the 
exports from tlie ports of North 
Carolina in 18i0. was only $308,- 
319. The value of the manufac 
^uros in 1810 was ostimated at 
,*jC.6j3.li;2. 



The slaves are principally eonfiiv- 
ed to the low country. The west- 
ern parts of the state are setdedbj 
Scotch Irii-k emigrants. Almost 
.ill the country between tho Cata- 
baw and the Yadkin is thus |>eo- 
pled. The Moravia.vs, in 1751, 
iuirchased a tract of lOO.CWO acrea, 
lying between the head waters oi' 
tlie Yadkin and the Dan, and it- 
now contains a number of flourish- 
ing villages. Within a few years^ 
there has been much zeal display- 
ed in the establishment of acade- 
mies and schools. Previous tp 
1804, there were but 2 academies 
•rn tlie state. Tlie number at pre"- 



&XR 



61 



CAR 



sent is 50, and is rapidly increas-| 
ins: ; and ilK;te is a flourifihingi 



miles from the coast, and is cov- 
ered with extensive forests of 
ne barrens, in- 
marsh- 
es of a f^ch soil. After leaving 
the lo'.v coiintry in proceeding into 
the interior, you first pa-^s through 
a region of little eand hilis, resem- 
bling the waves of the ocean in a 
!iigi> sea. This curious country, 
?oi;aetimcs called the middle coun- 
try, continues for 50 o<- 60 miles, 
till you arri\e at the Ridge, which 
remarkable tract of hi«fh 
ground as you appro:ich it from 
the sea, but level as you advance 
from the N. VV. Beyond this 
ridge, commences a fine healthy 
country of hiils and dales, termi- 
nating in the western extremity of 
the state, in lofty mountains. The 
banks of the large rivers and the 
creeks of the low country, are 
bordered w ith a bolt of excellent 
land, producing cotton and maize 
in abundance ; the marshes anrl 
swamps in this district make fine 
rice plantations ; and some of the 
low srrounds between the sand 
hills in the middle district, are 
suitable for agriculture and pas- 
turage : but with these exceptions, 
the whole country below the Ridge 
has a sandy barren soil, not worth 
cultivation. The soil of the upper 
country is generally strong and 
,3roditctive. Cotton and rice are 
the staple productions of the state. 
The climate, and soil are well 
adapted to tobacco, grain, and in- 
digo, :ind these were formerly cul- 
tivated to a great extent ; but 
•fines the invention of the machine 
;'o cleanse upland cotton from its 
>eed?), the cultisation of cotton has 
!)ccome so profitable, that almost 
ivorv thing else is neglected. 
The climate of the Upper conn- 



university at Chapel Hill, caliedjpitch pine c^d pine barr 
the University of No'th Carc-jterspers^wiW; warns j: and 
lina. The Methodists and Bap- 
tists are the prevailing denomina- 
tions of christians, especially in 
the low countty. The Scotch- 
Irish are Presbyteriaas, and there 
are also in the western parts of 
the state a few settlements of Ger- 
man Lutiierans and German Cal- 
vinists. The legislative power is 
vested in a general assembly, con- 
sisting of a senate and house of 
commons. The senators are cho- 
sen annually, one from eaidi coun- 
ty. The members of the house of 
commons are chosen annually, 
two from each county, and one 
from each of the six principal 
towns. The executive power is 
vested in a governor, and a coun- 
cil of 7 persons, all of whom are 
chosen annually by a joint ballot 
of the two houses. Raleigh is the 
seat of government. 

Carolina, (South.) one of the U. 
S. bounded x\. and N. E. by North 
Carolina ; S. E. by the Atlanti 
and S. W. by Georgia, from which 
it is separated bv Savannah river. 
It e.-<tends from' lat. 32'^ to 35° n 
N. and from Ion. 78-^ W to 83^ 
30' W. conlaiuing 24,000 square 
miles. Pop. in 1790, 239.073 ; 
in 1800, »15,.591 ; in 1810, 415,- 
110, and in 1820, whites 243,244, 
slaves 251,783; free blacks 6,714; 
total 502,741. Engaged in agri- 
cultisre 161,5()0, iu commerce 
2,588, in manulaetures 0,438. 

The sea coast is bordered witli 
a fine chain of island'^, between 
which and the shore there is ii vety 
eonvenient navigation. The mair. 
land is naturally divided into the 
Lower and Upper country. Tin 
low countrv extends 80 or 100, trv is healthy at all seasons of the 



C AK 62 

year. In the low country, the State 
.summer months are sickly, parti 



cularly Augus^t ami iieptember and 
at this season the cWiate iVeciu 



CAR 

Charleston is the largrsf 
town in the state, and tlie centre 
of its commerce. Columbia is 
the seat of government. 
*^ Caroline, p-t. Tioga co. N. Y. 
12 m. N. E. Spencer. Pop. 
1,G03. 

Caroline, co. Md. on the eastern 
shore, bounded N. W. by Queen 
Anne CO. E. by Delaware, S. by 
Dorchester co. and W. by Talbot. 
Pop. 10,108. Slaves 1,574. En- 
gaged in agriculture 2,057, in com- 
merce 97, in manufactures 272. 
Chief t. Denton. 

Caroline, co. Va. on the S. side 



quent- 
]y proves fatal to stranffers. The 
principal rivers beginning in the 
JV. E. are the Pedce, Santee, 
Cooper, Ashley, EdLsto, Comba- 
hee, and Savannah. There is a 
canal, 22 miles long, connecting 
Santee and Cooper rivers, by 
\yhich the produce of a large sec- 
lion of this state, and of the west- 
ern part of N. Carolina, is brought 
to the city of Charleston. 

South Carolina college, at Co- 
lumbia, has been liberally patron- 
ized by the state. Colleges have 
been also incorporated in Abbe- 
Aille district, in Beaufort and in 
AVinn.sborougli, but they have not 
taken a higher rank than acade- 
mies. Free schools are establish- 
ed throughout the state, and the 
sum of ^30,000 annually, has been 
appropriated by the legislature, for 
their support. Tlie most numer- 
ous religious denominations are 
Methodists and Baptists. Next to 
them are llie Presbyterians and 
Episcopalians.- — The legislature 
consists of a senate and house of 
representatives. The senate is 
chosen every four years, and the 
representatives every two years by 

districts. Tlie governor is chosen Ohio, runs into the S. \V'. end of 
every two years by a joint ballot iLake Erie, 15 m. from Sandusky. 



of the Rappahannock. Pop. 
18,008. Slaves 10,999. Enga- 
ged in agriculture 4,024, in com- 
merce 31. in r, anufactures 2oG. 
Ciiief lov.n, Bowlinggreeti. 

Carondokt, or Vide iioche, v. St. 
Louis CO. Mi'^souri, on the Mis- 
sissippi, o[)posile Cahokia, 6 m. 
below St. Louis. It is a French 
seltlement of about 00 houses. 

Carp River, N. ^V. Toritory 
runs into the S. side of Lake 
Superior, 30 m. VV. of the La 
Train. 

Carpenter's Paint, p-v. Orange 
CO. N. Y. 

Carrolton, p-v. Green co. Illi- 
nois. 

Camjhg, or Portage River, 



of Ijoth house? 

Li 1820, South Carolina vv: 



Carter, co. Tennessee, bounded 
|N. I)y Sullivan CO. E. bv N. Caro- 



the third State in the Union, injlina, S. \V. bv Wasliington co, 
the value of her exports. ThejPop. 4,835. Slaves 345. Emja- 
amount was j^8,8o2,940, and con-jged in agriculture 9C0. Chief 
sisted almost wliolly of domestic. town, E!izal)etluo«n. 
produce. The staple of the Statej Carteret, maritime co. N. C. on 
is cotton. The other alticles are Core and Pamlico Sounds. Pop. 
rice, lumber, pitch, tar. turpentine, !5,G09. Sla\ es 1 ,329. Engaged in 
ice. A large part of this producejagriculture (!Gi, in commerce- 
is oxnortod in ships, belonging tO|275, in manufactures 1G7. Chic! 
the merchants of the northern town. Beanfori. 



63 CAS 

Halifax co.iand nearly all cnltivafed 



CAS 

iJaricr's Store, p-v 
Va. kfist is 

Va7-tersrillc, p-v. Cumberland | length. 
CO. Va. 48 m. from Richmond. lislands 



die lar- 

Long Island 24 miles in 

The channels between the 

are navigable and afford 

Cdr/V/ifto-f^p-v. Jefferson CO. N.Y.Ifine anchorage for vessels, parti 



Caiiha2;e, p-v. in Brighton, Mon 
roe CO, IN'. Y. at tlie lower falls of 
the Genesee, 5ni. from Lake On- 
tario, and about 30 N. VV. Canan- 
daigua. Cardiage bridge, erected 
across the Genesee, lately fell. 
It consisted of a single arch of 352 
feet chord, resting on abutments 
of solid rock, which rise to the 
height of 150 feet, 

Carthnge, p-v. Moore co. N. C. 

Carthage, p-t. and cap. Smith 
CO. Ten. on the N. side of Cum- 
berland river, opposite the mouth 
of Caney fork, 50 m. E. N. E. 
Nashville. 

Carthage, v. Hamilton co. Ohio. 
6 m. N. Cincinnati. 

Carthage, t. Athens co. Ohio. 
Pop^l2. 

^M^-er, p-t. Plymouth co. Mass. 
8 m. E. Plymouth, 50 S. E. Boston. 
Pop. 839. Here is a p©nd con- 
taining iron ore. The iron is of a 
superior quality, and .500 tons have 
been obtained in a year. 

Carvers river, Missouri Territo- 
ry, which runs into the the Si. 



above the junction of the 
with the Mississippi., 
Casada. See Casdaga, 
Casco Imij, Maine, a beautiful 
bay, the entrance of wliich is be- 
tween Cape Elizabeth on the S. 
W. and Cape Small Point on the 
N. E. and is 40 miles wide. I: 
receives Fore river, Presumpscuf 
and several other river.s, and in- 
dents the shore with numerous 
arms, among which is the h irbor 
of Portland. Over tlie bay are 
spread more than 300 small i.slands, 
«ome of which are inhaliited and 



cularly the sound formed by Long 
Island. 

Casdaga, small lake, Ciiatauque 
CO. N. Y. about 3 m. from Dun- 
kirk on Lake Erie. It is connec- 
ted by a river of the same name, 
40 miles long, with the Conewan- 
go. The river is navigable 
throughout its course for boats of 
20 tons. 

Casey, co. Ken. Pop. 4,349. 
Slaves 4^56. Engaged in agricul- 
ture 1,033, in commerce 18, in 
manufactures 46. Chief lo.vn, 
Elizabeth. 

Cash-clap seftkinerit, p-v. John- 
son CO. Illinois. 

Cashie, r. N. C. runs into Albe- 
marle sound, near the mouth of 
die Roanoke. 

CasJi river, N. W. Territory, 
runs into Lake Superior, 3 ni. E. 
Dead river. It is 30 yards wide 
at its mouth. 

Casli riv<'.r, Illinois, runs into 
the Ohio, 15 m. below Wilkinson- 
ville. 

Caspian, or Beautifid, lake, m 



Peters on the N. side about 40 m. Green.-borough, Vt. It is a head- 
latter water of the Lamoil. 

CosreVs store, p-v.Amelia co.Va. 

Cassirw, or Red Cedar Lake, on 
he U. Slates' boundary, one of 
'lie sources of the Missis.sipni river. 
[t is about 8 miles long and 6 
l/t-oad, and discharger, itself l)y a 
» inding stream 50 miles long into 
Lake Winnipec. The waters of 
rhe Cassina are pure aiul transpa- 
rent, and are supplied v^!dl pike, 
carp, trout, and catfish. It has an 
island covered with red cedar 
trees. Its shores are lined with 
the elm maple and pine,intersper- 



CAS 64 

■sed with fields of Indian rice, reeds 
Hiid ruslies, and here and there 
a £;iTive!!y bearh. On the N. VV. 
side it receives two streams, the 
Turtle and La Beesh. 

Castile, i>t. Genesee co. N. Y. 

C'Utvie, s-p. and can. Hancock 
CO. Maine, 122 ni. E. N. E. Port- 
land. Lop. 68° 46' W. Lat. 44° 
24/ IV. Pop. 975. It is situated 



proinontory nearly at thcjEnpfigcd 



CAT 

are the Marine Hospital, whicli 
can accomodate 2 or 300 sick ", 
and the Quirenline and Health 
Establishments of the citv of New- 
York. 

Castlelon, p-v. Renssclacrco. 
N.Y. 

C'lsior, t. Madison co. Missouri. 

Ca.'^irell, co. in the N. part of N. 
C. Pop. 13,253. ' 



Slaves 5,417. 
in as^riculture 3.541, in 



head of ihc east side of Penobscot 
bay. The harbor is excellent for 
any number of ships of the largest 
size, has bold water, and is acces- 
sible at all 'seasons of the year. 
Castine has great strength from its 
natural situation. From the nar- 
rowness of the isthmus which con- 
nects it with the main, it could be 
insulated without much labour or 
expense ; and this mode of de- 
fence, in addition to stronsj batte- 
ries, wou'd enable it to resist any 
force which would probably be 
brought against it. An enemy ii 
possession of Castine has com 
mandof all the intermediate conn 
try from the Penobscot to the St. 
Croix. This place was taken by 
the British during: the late war, but 
was reslored on the return of peace. 
Castleton, p t. Kutland co. Vt. 
38 m. W. Windsor. Pop. 1,541. 
The Vermont Medical Institution 
was established here a few years 
ago. It has since been incorpora- 
ted, and in 1820 was connected 
with Middlebury College. It has 
5 Professors. The term of study 
is three vears. A building is e- 



comrnerce 54-, in manufactures 481 . 
Chief 1. Leesburgh. At the court- 
house is a post oftice. 

Ctttahais 7'wer. See Ccdawba. 

Cataco, CO. Alabama. Pop. 5,- 
263. Slaves 858. Engaged in ag- 
riculture 1,15-5, commerce 3, in 
manufactures 37. 

Catahoula, CO. Louisiana. Pop. 
2,287. Slaves 751. Engaged in 
agriculture 716, in commerce 24, 
in manufactures 157. 

Catahoula, r. Louisiana, which 
joins tiie Wachita, on the \|L op- 
i)Osite the mouth of the TeVif^nw. 
Before entering the Waciiia, it 
exj)ands into a lake and again 
contracts into a river. 

Catahoiikt, p-t. Rapide co. Lou- 
isiana. Pop. in 1810,1,164. 

Catahunk island. See Buz- 
zarcVs Bay. 

Cataract Kivej-, Oregon ter. falls 
into the Columbia, about 200 miles 
tVom its mouth. 

Catnmugas, co. the S. W. part 
of IV. Y. bounded N. by Niagara 
ind Genesee counties, E. by AUe- 
^Iianv CO. S.bv Pf-nnsvlvania, and 
VV. by Cliatauque. Pop. 4,090; 



rected for the accomodation of the|engaged in commerce 6, in man- 
students, the number of whom inlufactures 107. 



1822 was 76. Decree: 



Cat 



trail V us. c 



reek, N. Y. a rap- 



ferred by the Presideniof IMiddle-lid stream which runs into Lake 



bury Collesre. 



Erie 25 m. S. of B.iffalo. It is 



Castlefo7i, p-t. Richmond co. on'about 37 miles lor<u, is bordered 
Staten Island, N. Y. 9 m. S. W. by aferiilc soil and alVords numer- 
New-York. Pop. 1,527. Here iousnjiil scats. 



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C AZ 



Cnturangus reservation, lies on|of considcr.'ible trade. 33m.be" 
"'""''"■ ■ ' !ow Albany, 5 below Hudson. Pop. 

3,510, of wlioni 1,443 are in the 
village. 

Catskill mountains, N.Y. a range 
of niounfains which proceeds from 
•.he Highlands in a noitherly di- 
rection through thecoundesof Ul- 
ster and Greene. They are the 
highest land in the State. Round 
top, tlie highest summit, accor- 
ding to the measurement of Capl. 
Partridge is 3,804 feet above the 
level of die sea, and High Peak, 



the IN. E. -iue of the above creek. 
Commencing 4 miles from its 
month it extends 10 miies a;ong 
the river and i^ 4 wide containing 
al>out 37,000 acres. The number 
of Indians is about 700, among 
whom a mission is establishcii In 
the United Foreign Mission Soci- 
ety. 

Cataivcsse, p-t. Columbia co. Pa. 
on the E. biancii of the Susque- 
hannah, 20 m. N. E. Sunburv. 
Pop. 2,5120. 

Catawba, v. which rises in iV. 
Carolina and flowing into S. Car- 
olina, is robbed of its name by an 
inconsiderable river called VVa- 
teree v.hich joins it 30 m. above 
Camden 

Cathame, r. Maine, runs into 
Merry-meeting-bay, in Lincoln 

CO 

Catharine, p-t. Tioga co. N. Y, 
18 m. W. Spencer. Pop. 2,478. 

Catistobole, r. Florida, runs in- 
fo the gulf of Mexico. Lon. 85^ 
16' VV. 

Catlettsburg, p-v. Greenup co. 
Ken. 

Cato, p-t. Cayuga co. N. Y. on 
Seneca river, 24 ni. N. Auburn 
Pop. 4,021. 

Cat sc reek mills, p-v. Washington 
CO. Ohio. 

Calskill, r. N.Y. runs S. E. and 
joins the Hudson al Catskill. Its 
mouth makes a good harbor lor 
sloops. 

Catskill, p-t. and cap. Greene 
Co. N. Y. on the Hudson, a( the 
entrance of the Catskill. The 
village is built principally on a sin- 
gle street parallel to tlii.s creek, 
and contains the county buildings, 
2 banks, an academy for females 
and 3 churches, \i%. one for Pres- 
byterians, one for Baptists and one 



Ciii'enclish, p-t. V\ iiid.'or co. Vt. 
10 m. S. \\ . Windsor. Pop. 1,5.51. 



the n(;xt hijihesi, 3,718 feet. 

Caveshill, \)-\\ Orange co. Va. 

Cai/ohnawaga, p-v. Alontgomery 
CO. N Y. 

Catjiiga, CO. (N. Y.) E. of Cay- 
uga lake ; bounded IN. by Lake On- 
tario and Oswego co. ; E. by Oswe- 
go, Onondaga and Coiiriland cos.; 
S. by Tompkins co. and W.by Cay- 
uga lake, and Seneca and Ontario 
cos. Pop. 38,897; engaged in agricul- 
Uue 7,G95, in commerce 127, in 
manufactures 1,773. Chief town, 
Auburn. 

Cayuga, or East Cayuga, p-v. 
in Aurelius, Cayuga co. N. Y. 
-lands on the east sido of Cayuga 
lake. A bridge 3G0 rods long, 
crosses 'the lake at this place, and 
a 9team-boat plies the lake to Ith- 
aca. 

Cayuga Lake, between Cayuga' 
and Seneca cos. N. Y. 40 miles 
ong, and from 1 to 4 broad. Its 
outlet is Seneca river, 

Cayuga creek, Niagara co. N. 
Y. the most nortliern ifork of Buf- 
alo creek. 

Cayuta, t. Tioga co. N. Y. 10m. 
N. Spencer. Pop. 1,889. 

Cazenovia,Vi-\. and cap. Madison 
CO. N. Y. 40 m. V/. Uiica, 130 W. 



for Episcopalians. It is a place] Albany. Pop. 3,909. It is a pleas- 



CEN 66 

ant and flourishing town, and con- 
tains a court-house, a jail and a 
bank. 

C«'c//,t. Washington co.Pa. Poj). 
1,134. 

Cecil, CO. Md. oa the eastern 
shore of the Chesapeake ; bound- 
ed N. by Pennsylvania, E. by Del- 
aware, S. by Kent co. and W. bv 
the Chesapeake. Pop. 16,018.' 
Slaves 2,3^13. Engaged in agri- 
culture 5,045, in commerce 26P>, in 
manufactures 1,453. Chief t. Eik- 
lon. 

Cedar y X. Ho ward co. Missouri. 

Cedar creeks hundred, Sussex co. 
Del. Pop. 2',280. 

Cedar creek, Rockbridge co. Va. 
runs into James river. The JVa- 
tural Bridge, over this creek, is 12 
m. S. Lexington, and is a great cu- 
riosity The river runs through a 
chasm which is 90 feet wide at t!u 
top. The sides are 250 feet hic^h. 
flnd almost perpendicular. The 
bridge is a huge rock thrown a- 
cross this chasm at the top. It i> 
GO feet wide, and covered with 
earth and trees, and forms a sub- 
lime spectacle when beheld from 
the margin of the creek. 

Cedar creek, runs into the Mis- 
souri from the N. in St. Charie- 
CO. Missouri. 

Cedar-creek mouth, p-v. Frank- 
lin CO. Ken. 

Cedar Lake (Red.) See Cassi- 
na lake. 

Cedar -point, cape, Md. on the 
W. side of Chesapeake bay, at the 
mouth of the Patuxent. 

Cedar point, s-p. Charles co.Md. 
on the Potomac, 12 m. S. S. E. 
Port-Tobacco. 

Cedai-ville, p-v. Cumberland co. 
N.J. 

Centre, co. Pa. bounded N. by 
Lvcomin« co. K. by Northurobcr- 



Pop. 
Pop. 
Columbiana co. Ohio. 



Ind 



lana co, 



Pa 



CEN 

land CO. S. by Mifflin and Hunting- 
don counties, and W.by Clearfield 
CO. Pop. 13,790 ; engaged in ag- 
riculture 1,807, in commerce 27, in 
manufactures 874. Chief t. Belle- 
tbnte. 

Centre, t. Butlerco. Pa. Pop.972. 

Centre, t. Greene co. Pa. Pop. 
795. 

Centre, t. Union co. Pa. 
2,094. 

Centre, 
937. 

Centre. 
Pop. 1.437. 

Centre, t. Monroe co. Ohio. Pop. 
1,292. 

Centre,!. Morgan co. Ohio. Pop. 
277. 

Centre-furnace, p-v. Centre co. 
Pa. 

Centre harbor, p-i. Stratford co. 
N. H. at the N. VV. end of Lake 
Winnipiseogee, 30 m. N. Concord. 
Pop. 486. The village of Centre- 
harbour is partly in this town 
and partly in the town of Mere- 
dith. 

CentreviUe, t. Alleghanv co. N. 
Y. Pop. 421. 

CentreviUe, n-y. in Shawangunk, 
Ulster CO. N. Y. 

CentreviUe, p-v. Crawford co. 
Pa. 

Cenireville, p-t. and cap. Queeit 
Anne CO. Md. 12 m. S. Chester- 
town, at the head of Corsica creek^ 
which flows into Chester river. 
The public buildings are a court- 
house and jail, and a house for pub- 
lic worship for Methodists, and an 
academy. 

CentreviUe, p-v. Fairfax co. Va. 

CentreviUe, p-v. Pendleton dis- 
trict. S.C. 

CentreviUe, p-t. Livingston co^ 
Ken. Here is an academy. 

CentreviUe. t. Fairfield co. Oflu). 



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14 m. N. W. Lancaster, 14 S. E. 
Columbus. 

Cent rev ille, p-t. Montgomery co. 
Ohio. 9 m. S.Dayton. 

Centreville p-t. and cap. Wayne 
CO. Indiana. 

Ceres, t. McKean co. Fa. Pop. 
425. 

Cesarea Creek. See Colianzy. 

Clw.baqiiiddicky isl. iMass. oft' the 
E.end ofMarthas vineyard, 

Cluigrine, r. Oiiio, runs into lake 
Erie, N. E. of Cle\ eland. 

Cluigrine, p-t. Cuyahoga co. 
Ohio, on lake Erie. 
733. 



the Long falls ; 52 ni. N. Rome,- 
161N.\V Albany. Pop. 2,080. 

Champion, t. Trumbull co. Ohio, 
4 m. N. Warren. 

Champion, v. in Painesville, 
Ohio. 

Champhjin, p-t. and port of en- 
try, Clinton CO. N. Y. on Lake 
Chaniplaiii, 15 ni. N. Plattsburg, 
185 fr. Albany Pop. 1,618. It is 
watered by the Chazy, and con- 
tains numerous mills. 

Champh.in Lake, between New- 
York and Vermont. Its whole 
Populationjiength from Whitehall, at its 
southern extremity, to its termina- 



Va 



Chalk leftl,[)-\'. Pittsylvania co. tion 24 miles N 
line, is 128 mile 



Chamberslnir<r, p-t. aud cap. 
Franklin co. Pa. on Conocochea- 
que creek ; 4o m. S. W. Harris- 
burir, 143 W. Philadelphia, 30 S. 



of the Canada 
its breadth va- 
ries from half a mile to IH miles. 
Its surface covers about 600 square 
miles. The principal streams 
which flow into it from the east. 



W. Cailisle, 76 N. \V. Baltimore, are the Missisque, Lamoil, Onion, 
Lon. 77° 32^ W. Lat. 39^ 57' N. and Otter creek ; those from the 



Pop. in 1818, 2,304. The situa- 
tion is healthy, and the surround- 
ing country rich and highly culti 
vated. The town contains 
court-house and jail, a bank, an 
academy, and 7 houses of public 
worship. It is built principally on 
two large streets, intersecting each 
other at right angles, and leaving 
a public square in the centre. 
On the creek there are several 
mills and manufacturing estab- 
lishments. 

CJia/nbers creek, Orange co. N 
Y. a small stream near Newburg 
on which is erected a cannon 
foundry. 

Champaign, co. Ohio, on Mad 
river, a branch of the Miami 
Pop. 8,479 ; engaged in agricul- 
ture 1,677, in commerce 19, ir 
manufactures 286. Chief town 
Urban na. 

Champion, p-t. Jeflerson co. N. 
T, on Black river, at the head of 



west are the Chazy, Saranac, Sa- 
ble, the waters of Lake George, 
and Wood Creek. The whole 
extent of country drained by these 
aters, is between 6 and 7,000 sq. 
miles. There are several large 
islands in the northern pari of the 
^ke, the principal of which are 
north and South Hero, and Isle 
Lam"ie. The outlei of the lake 
is the river Sorel, which runs ]\. 
into tiie St. Lawrence. About 
800 tons of shipping are employed 
on the lake, owned principally at 
Burlington, and in the summer 
season a steamboat plies from 
Whitehall to St. John"?^ through its 
w hole length. A battle was fought 
on this lake on the ilth of Sept. 
1814, in which the American fleet 
under Commodore MacDonough, 
(gained a complete victory over the 
British. 

Champlnin Canal. See JVett- 
York Stale. 



C H A 68 C H A 

Ckimp'ion, p-t Jefferson co. joins the Arkansas on the S. ?ici 
N. Y. Pop. 2,030 "' " ' 



Chance ford, p-t. York co. Pa. 
on die W. side t.t the Sus(|uehan- 
nah, opposite the mouth of Conos- 
togo creek. Pop 1,248. 

CJiancefordi (Loioer) t. York co. 
Pa. Pop. 9S5.j_ 

Chcnidelenr Ismjids, in the gulf 
Off Mexico, near the W. coast of 
Florida. Lon. 8?)° 48' to 88^ 58' 
W . Lat. 29- 30' 10290 45' N . 

Chandler's Gore, Washington 
CO. Maine. Pop. 42. 

Chandler sville. See Jonesbo- 
rough. 

Chandlersville, t. Somerset co. 
Maine. Pop. 155. 

Chapel Hill, p-t. Orange co. N. 
C. on New-hope creek w hich runs 
into the Haw, a branch of Cape 
Fear river, 27 m. W. Raleigh. 
The situation is very healthy, in a 
high broken country. The to 
contains about 30 houses, besides 
the public buildings. 

Cliapcl Hill is the seat of the 
University of N. Carolina, which 
was incorporated in 1788, and has 
been liberally patronised by the 
State. The College buildings 
consist of a chapel, and 2 spaciou 
edifices for the accommodation o; 
students, all of brick, and a •ivel 
ling house for the President. The 
officers of the college were in 1822 
a president, 4 professors, viz. one 
of mathematics, one of chemistry 
one of languages, and one of rhet 
oric ; and 2 tutors. Number of 
students 1G5. 

Clwplin, t. Windham co. Ct. 

Clurplinton, p-t. Barren co. Ken 

CJwpiiian, t. Lycoming co. Pa 
Pop. 355. 

Cltaptico, p-t. St. Mary's co 
Md. 

Charatan. See Chariton. 

Charbo7iierej r. Arkansas^ w hich 



above the mouth of the Petit John. 

Chardon, p-t. and cap. Geauga 
CO. Ohio, 12 m. S. E. from the 
mouth of Grand river, 160 N.E. 
Columbus. Pop. 430. 

Charette, p-t. Montgomery co. 
Missouri, on the IN. side of the 
Missouri, 40 m. above St. Charles, 

Chariton, r. Missouri, which 
runs into the Missouri, on the N. 
side. Near its mouth it receives 
he Little Chariton, and below the 
confluence is 18 yards wide. 

Chariton, t. and cap. of a county 
lately set off from Howard co. 
Missouri, is under a bJuft on the 
ver of the same name, at the 
confluence of the Little Chariton. 
It contains several handsome brick 
houses, a saw and grist mill, a 
distillery, and 2 hotels. 25 m. W. 
Franklin. Population about 300. 

Charlemoni, p-t. Franklin co. 
Mass. 14 m. W. Greenfield, 107 
W. N. W. Boston. Pop. 1,081. 

Charles, co. on the W. shore of 
Maryland, between Potomac and 
Patuxent rivers. Pop. 16,500, 
Slaves 9,419. Engaged in agri- 
culture 1,470, in commerce 47, in 
sjmanufactures 327. Chief town, 
IPort Tcbacco. 

Charles, Cape, Va. the N. cape 
at the entrance oi Chesapeake bay. 
Lon. 75-" 58' W. Lat. 37° 15' N. 

Charles city, co. Va. between 
James river and the Chickahomi- 
ny. Pop. 5,255. Slaves 2,967. 
Engaged in agriculture 1,813, in 
manufactures 24. The court- 
house, where is a post-office, is 35 
m. S. E. Richmond. 

Charles riier, Mass. flows be- 
tween Charlestown and Boston, 
and joins Myr.ic river in Boston 
harbour. lis principal branch is- 
sues from a pond bijrdering on 
Hopkintou. 



C H A m 

Charleston, p-t. Montgomery co. 
li.Y. on the Mohawk, 10 m. S. 
Johnstown, 40 W. Albany. Pop. 
5,'36o. It contains 4 houses of 
public Avorship. 

Charleston district, in the Lower 
country of S. C. between Santec 
and Combahee rivers. Pop. in 
1810,38,403. Slaves, 11,671. 

Charleston, city and s-p. in 
Charleston district, S. Carolina. 
113ni.N. E. Savaiuiah, 113 S. S. 
E. Columbia, 165 1^. S. E. Aui^us- 
ta, Wt S. S. W. Washington. 
Lon. 79° 54' \V. Lat. 32^ 47' N. 
Pop. in 1790, 16,3.59 ; in 1800. 
18,712 ; in 1810, 24,711 ; in 1820, 
24,780, of whom 12,652 were slaves. 

It is built on the tongue of laud 
between the rivers Ashley anc 
Cooper, which unite immediately 
below the city, and form a spa 
cious and convenient harbou 
communicating with the ocean at 
Sullivan's island, 7 m. S. E. of the 
tlie city. The harbour has a bas 
at its mouth, through which arc- 
two channels for sea vessels ; the 
deepest has 16 feet of water a( 
low tide. The iiarbour is defend- 
ed by fort Moultrie on Sullivan'^ 
island, and forts Pinkncy and 
Johnson. — Among the public buil- 
dings are a city hall,cnstom-houso 
theatre, orjohan house, hospital 
alms-house, 6 banks, and 19 house: 



C H A 



of public worship ; viz. 3 Enisco 
palian, 3 Presbyterian, 3 Metho 



dist, 2 Independent or Congrega 
tional, 1 Lutheran, 1 Bapti.st, 1 
French Protestant, 1 Friends. 
Roman Catholic, a Mariner's 
church, a Jew's synagogue, and an 
Orphan-house church. The O. 
phan Asylum has grown up from 
small beginnings, to be the most 
respectable establishment of the 
kind on the continent. A large 
and kaadsome building lias been 
6 



erected, sufficiently spacious \h 
accommodate 150 children. A 
chapel is connected with this in- 
stitution, where all the christian 
clero:y of the city perform divine 
service in rotation. Among other 
charitable societies are 2 for the 
relief of the widows and orplians 
of clergymen, one of which is 
formed by members of the Epis- 
copal -church, and the other by 
those of the Independent church ; 
each of them has large funds. — 
The Library Society have a well 
chosen library of 13,000 volumes, 
which is increased annually by au 
importation of books to the 
amount of about 300Z. sterling. — 
The ' South Carolina Academy of 
Arts' was formed in 1321 for the en- 
couragement of the fine arts. — The 
city is regularly laid out in parallel 
streets, from 35 to 70 feet in width, 
running from river to river, and in- 
tersected by others at right angles. 
The new houses are of brick, and 
many of them are elegant. The 
commerce of Charleston is exten- 
sive and flourishing. It import.s 
the foreign goods consumed in S. 
Carolina, a considerable part of N. 
Carolina and a part of Georgia. 
It is connected by a canal 22 miles 
long, with Santee river. In lolG 
it was the fifth town in the United 
States in amount of shipping, the 
number of tons being 36,473. The 
city is regarded as more healthy 
than any part of the low country 
in the Southern States, and during 
the sickly months is the resort o^ 
the rich planters from the country 
and the West Indies. The citi- 
zens of Charleston have ever been 
distinguished for polished manners 
and unaffected hospitality. 

Cfiarleston, p-t. and cap. Clarke 
CO. Indiana, 33 m. from Madison) 



CH A 



ID 



CH A 



2 from Oliio river, and 14 above 
the fails. Pop. about 1,500. 

Charlestou-n, Aew, t. reiiobscol 
CO. Maine, 20 m. N. W. Bangor. 

Charkstoicn, p-t. Cheslure co. 
N. H. on Connecticut river, over 
Avhich a bridge is thrown, 41 m. 
W. Concord, 30 S. Dartmouth col- 
lege, 80 W. by N. Portsmouth. 
Lon. 72° 19' W. Lat. 43^ 14' N. 
Pop. 1,702. The courts of the 



county 



held alternately here 



and at Keene. It contains a 
court-hou.se and jail, and a Pres- 
byterian meeting-house. The vil- 
age is principally built on two 
streets parallel with the river. 

CJiarlestoum, p-t. Middlesex co. 
-Mass. 1 m. N. of Boston. Pop 
C,591. The principal part of the 
town is beautifully situated on 
peninsula formed by Mystic and 
Charles livcrs, which unite in:me 
diately below in Boston harbour. 
A bi idge across Charles river con 
iiects the town with Boston, and 
two others across Mystic river con 
neci it with Maiden, and with 
Chelsea. There is also a bridge 
across a bay of Charles river on 
the west side of the town, connec 
ting it with Cambridge. Tlie pub 
lie buildings are the state prison 
the Massachusetts Insane hospital 
an alms-house, town-house, and 
§ houses for public worship, 2 for 
congregationalists, 1 for Baptists, 
1 for Universalists, and 1 for Me- 
thodists. — A navy-yard of the U. 
S. occupies the S.E. part of the 
town. It consists ol about 60 
acres of land, on which are erec 
ted a marine hospital, a spacious 
ware-house, an arsenal, powder 
magazine, and a house for the ac- 
«omraodation of the superintend- 
ant, all of brick ; and 2 immense 
wooden edifices, under which thr 
largest vessels ni war are built. 



The celebrated batde of '• Breeds 
hill," commonly, but incorrectly 
called '• Bunker Hill batde," was 
fought in this town, June 17, 1775. 

Clmrkstown, p-t, WasJiington co. 
R. I. on the sea coast, 19 m. S. 
W. Newport. Pop. 1,160. Here 
are the remains of the once fa- 
mous Narraganset tribe of Indians. 
They are reduced to about 400 
souls, who have a Baptist church 
and a school. 

Charlestoirn, p-t. Chesterco. Pa. 
on the W. side of the Schuylkill, 
7 m. above Norristovvn. Pop. 
2,060. 

Chnrlestown, p-t. Jefferson co^ 
Va. 20 m. N. E. Winchester, 8 S 
Shepherdstown, 63 from Washing 
ton. 

Cliarlesiown, t. Kenhawa co. 
Va. on the Kenhawa, near the 
mouth of Elk liver. 

Charlestou-n, Va. See Wells- 
hurs. 

Chaiiestoum, t. Mason co. Ken. 
on the Oliio, at the mouth of Lau- 
rens' creek, 6 m. M. Washington, 
60 N. E. Lexington. Pop. 21. 

Charlestown, p-t. Portage co. 
Ohio, 4m. W.Ravenna. Pop, 246. 

Charlotte, p-t. Chittenden co. 
Vt. on Lake Chaniplain, 12 m. S. 
Burlington. Pop. 1,626. 

Charlotte, or Port Getie.<-ee, p-v. 
in Gates, Monroe co. I^. Y. at the 
mouth of the Genesee. 

Charlotte, co. Va. on the head 
waters of the Staunton river, S. 
W. of Richmond. Pop. 13,200. 
Slaves 8,124. Engaged in agri- 
culture 3,703, in commerce 3S^ in 
mauufacuues 1,782. Chief t. Ma- 
rysville. A post office is kept at 
the court-house. 

Charlotte, p-t. and cap. Meck- 
lenburgh co N, C. 44 m. S. Salis- 
bury. 

Charlotte, p-t. and cap. Dickson 



CH A 

CO. Ten. about 30 m 
ville. 

Charlotteburg, t. Br 
N. Con an island near the coast. 

Charlotte fort, S. C. at t lie junc- 
tion of Tufraloo and Broad rivers, 
the forks ot Savannah river. Lon, 
820 35'W.Lat. 3PN. 

Charlotte hall, p-v. St. Mary's 
CO. Md. 55 ui. S. S. E. Washing- 
ton. 

Charlotte river, Florida, runs in^ 
to the gulf of Mexico. Lat. 27*^ N 

Charlottesville 
bemavlo co. V; 



71 CH A 

to the Chatahoochee. Lat. 31° 
43' N. 

Chatanqm lake, in Chatauque 
CO. N. Y. 18 miles long, and 3 
broad. It discharges its waters 
by a navigable stream into Cone- 
wango creek. From the N. W. 
corner, there is a poriage of 9 
miles to Dunkirk on Lidve Erie. 
The French formerly made use 
of this communication between 
the lakes and Ohio river. 

Clmtauque, co. N. Y. bounded 
p-t. and cap. AI-jN. W. by Lake Erie, E. by Catar- 
. 8G m. ^V. N.'augus CO. S. by Pennsylvania, and 



W. Nash- 
msuick CO, 



\V. Richmond, ^0 S. E. by E.jW. by Ohio. Pop. 12,568 ; en- 
Staunton, 1 N. Rivanna river. Agagedin agriculture 1,892, in corn- 
college was established at CJiar-!mercc 16, in manufactures 207. 
lotlesville in 1817, called Central Chief town, Chatauque. 

Chatauque, Tp 



college. It forms part of a grand 
plan of education recently adopted 
in the State oi Virginia. The 
buildings are not yet completed, 
but they arc said to surpass, in 



and cao.Chafau- 
riue CO. N. Y. 30 m. S. W. Buffalo. 
Pop- 2,518. 

Chatcaujrmj, r. rises in the Stale 
of New-York, and runs into Low- 



ele<rance of design, and beauty of-er Canada, where it falls into the 
architecture, every thin^ on this St. Lawrence at Lake St. Lpuis. 
side of the Atlantic. Sec Fir- A battle was fought on the banks 
{;inia. of this river, between the Ameri- 

Charlton, \i-t. Worcester err. cans and Canadians, on the 26th 
Mass. 15 m. S. W. Worcester, GO Oct. 1813. 



S. S. W. Boston. Pop. 2,134. 

Charlton, p-t. Saratoga co. N. 
Y. 8 m. W. Ballston, 25 N. W. 
Albany. Pop. 1,953. 

Chartiersjt. Washington co. Pa. 
Fop. 1,330. 

Chartier's a'eek, Pa. runs into 
the Ohio, from the S. 5 m. below 
Pittsburg. It is navigable for 
boats to Morganza in its forks. 

Chatahoochee, r. Geo. rises in 
the N. part of the state, and run- 
ning S by Fort Mifchel, join 
Flint river at the S. W. extremity 
of the State, to form the Apalachi- 
cola. During the latter part of 
its course, it forms the boundary 
between Georgia and Alabama. " 

Chatahoospa, r. Florida, runs in- 



Cfu(tea:;^au, o-t. Franklin ro. N.- 
10 m.E.Malone. Pop. 828. 

Chateavgaij, p-v. Clinton co. 
N. Y. 

Chathim, t. Coos co. N. H. 64 
m. N. N. E. Concord. Pop. £98. 

Chatham, j)-t. Barnstable co. 
Mass. on the S. point of the elbow 
of Cape Cod, 20 ni. E. Barnstable. 
Lon. 69^ 50' W, Lat. 41° 42' N. 
Pop. 1,630. Its harbour has 20 
leet water at low tide. The in- 
habitants are cmp)oyed chiefly ia 
the fisheries. Many of the ship- 
wrecks on Cape Cod happen at 
this place. 

Chatham, p-t. Middlesex co 
Ct. on the E. side of Connecticu? 
river, opposite IVIiddletown. Pep . 



C H A 72 

y,lb9. Ship building has long 
been an important business in thi.>- 
fown, and several vessels of war 
for the United States' service have 
been built here. Here are also 
the noted and very valuable quar- 
ries of free stone, called Connecti- 
cut stone. A large quantity of this- 
stone, prepared for market, is sold 
in the neighborhood, or exported 
Lo distant parts of the country. 

ChatJiam, p-t. Columbia co. Pv 
Y. 18 m. N. E. Hudson, 21 S. E 
Albany. Pop. 3,372. 

Chatham, p-t. Morris co. N. J 
QD the Passaic, 13 ni. N. W.Eliz- 
abethtown. Pop. 1,832. 

Cliatliam, p-t. Chester co. Pa. 

Chatham, a central co. N. C 
Pop. 12,G61. Slaves 3,808. En- 
gaged in agriculture 3,407. in com- 
mevv'^e 4, in manufactures 135 
Chief town, Pittsburg. 

Chotluim, p-t. Chesterfield dis- 
trict, S. C. on the W. .side of Grca 
Pedce river, 101 m. from Colum- 
bia. It is well situated for trade, 
the river being navigable to thi.*- 
place. 

Chatham, co. in the eastern dis 
trict of Geo. on the sea coast be 
tween Savannah and Ogechec 
rivers. Chief t. Savannah. Pop. 
(exclusive of Savannah) 7,523. 
blaves 3,075. Engaged in agri- 
culture 3,995, in manufactures 21. 

Chatham fmir corners, p-v. Co- 
lumbia CO. N. Y. 

Chatooga, Missionary station 
among the Cherokees. 

Chatooga, the E. branch of Tu- 
galoo river, 60 m. S. Brainerd. 

Chaumont, n-t. in Brownville, 
Tefferson co. N. Y. on Chaumont 
bay, in lake Ontario. 

Chiuij river, B>v and Little. 
Clinton co. N. Y. run into lake 
Champlaiu, m the town of Cham- 
plain,. 



CHE 

Cham, p-t. Clinton co. N. Y. on 
lake Chnmplain, adjoining Platts- 
burg, 186 m. N. Albany. Pop. 2,313. 

Cheat, r. Va. runs into the Mu- 
nongahela, 3 or 4 miles within the 
Pennsylvania line. It is naviga- 
ble for boats, except in dry sea- 
sons, and there is a [)ortage of 37 
miles to the Potomac. 

Chebacco, a parish of Jpswicli, 
Essex CO. Mass. where tlip small 
boats called Chebacco boats urc 
built. 

Cheeks cross-7-oads, p-v. Haw- 
kins co. Ten. 

Chefiincti, r. Louisiana, falls in- 
to lake Poiichartrain, at Madison- 
ville. It is beatable 30 miles. 

Chegoime^on, Point, N. W. 
Territory, a sandy |X)int projecting 
into Lake Sunerior and forming 
the eastern sicle of a bay of the 
same name. The bay aftbrds aa 
excellent harbor for vessels, and 
next to that of Grand isle, the best 
on the southern shore of the Lake. 
Across its entrance is a chain of 
islands, 27 m. E. Fond du Lac, 130 
W. Keweena point. 

Chemsford, p-t. Middlesex co. 
Mass. on the S. side of the Merri- 
mack, 26 m. N. W. Boston. Pop. 
1 ,535. Middlesex canal opens in- 
to the Merrimack at this place, 
through several locks. Here arc 

lass house, and extensive quar- 
ries of fine granite, much used in 
building. Many houses in Boston, 
the University hall at Cambridge, 
and the elogant Presbyterian 
church at Savannah are built of 
this stor.o. 

Chelsea, p-t. and cap. Orange 
CO. Vt. 37 ni. N. Windsor. Pop. 
I,4f32. 

CMsea, t. Suffolk co. Mass. 3 
m. N. E. Boston. Pop. 642. 
There is a ferry from Boston 
across tlie liarbor to tJiis place, 



CHE 73 

n»id it is connected with Cliarles- 
town by a bridsje, 

Chelsea landing, p-v. and port in 
Norwich, New-London co. Ct. 
on the point of land between She- 
tucket and Norwich rivers, the 
two branches which form the 
Thames, 14 ni. N. New-London. 

Cheltenham, t. Montgomery co. 
Pa. Pop. 956. 

Chemin, r. Indiana, runs N. and 
falls into Lake Michigan. 

Cliemans;, p-t. Tioga co. N. Y. 
]0 m. S. W. Spencer, 19S from 
Albany. Pop. 1,327. 

Cheimngo, r. N. Y. which rises 
in Madison co. and flowing S. re- 
ceives the Tioghniogha and unite 
with the Susquchannah at Bing 
hanipton, after a course of about 
90 miles. 

Choiango, co. N. Y. bounded 
N. by Madison CO. E. by Otsego, 
and Delaware cos. S. by Broome 
ro. and W. bv Broome and 
Courtland cos. Pop. 31,215 ; en 
gaged in agriculture 4,996, in 
commerce 64, in manufacture 
743. Chief town, Norwich. 

CJienango, p-t. and cap. Broome 
eo. N. Y. on the E. branch of the 
Susquehannah, 40 m. from Nor- 
wich, 148 W. S. W. Albany. 
Pop. 2,626. It contains the village 
oi Binghampton, in which are the 
eounty-buildingis. 

Chenango forks, p-v. Broome co 

Chenang^ point. See Bino]i:xm- 
jdon. 

Chepadiet, p-v. in Gloucester 
Providence co, R. I. It is a flour- 
ishing j)lace, and contains several 
mills on Chepachct creek Glou- 
cester bank is in this village. 

Chepetvas. See Cinp})eiru!js. 

Cheraic, p-v. Darlington district 
S.X. 52 m. from Camde^i, 90 from 
George to wu. 



CHE 

Cherokee .Agency, Tennessee, on 
the S. side ot Hiwassee, 36 m. E. 
N. E. Brainerd. 

Cherokee comer, p-v. Oglethorpe 
CO. Geo. 

Ckerokees, an Indian nation, 
whose territory lies principally 
within the chartered limits of 
Georgia, but also extends into N. 
Carolina on the E. and into Alu- 
bama on the AV. and comprises 
that part of Tennessee which lio"^ 
S.of Hiwassee and Tennessee riv- 
The^ country is of an irregu- 
lar form ;*the greatest lensth from 
N. E. to S. W. is about 200 miles 
Jind the greatest breadth 130, auu 

contains about 10,000,000 acres. 
The Alleghany range of moun- 
ains penetrates this country and 
jives rise to numerous streams, 
some of which flow N. into the 
Tennessee and Hiwassee, and 
some form the iicad waters of riv- 
ers flowing into the gulf of Mexi- 
co. The soil is fertile and the 
climate healthy. The Indians live 
scattered over the country in log 
cabins, not much inferior to those 
of the whites in the neighbouiin^ 
settlements. Many whites reside 
among them having obtained the 
privileges of citizenship by mar)y- 
ing female natives. These intc:-- 
marriageshave been so long prac- 
tised, that a considerable part of 
the tribe are of mixed blood. The 
mixed breed can generally spoak 
English, and a few send their 
children to the white settlements 
for education. As to their persons, 
the Chcrokees are well fonneil, 
and of a good appearance. Some 
of them have as fine countenariccs 
as can easily be found in any coun- 
try. The children are almost uni- 
versally active and healthy, and us 
apt to learn as the children of ci\i- 
"riicd people, Same of tljss li:;if- 



CHE 74 C II E 

Srecds have large plai)UUions,{!eain the use of the hoe and the 

iris Icarn the use 
wheel and tlie 
needle. Throughout the nation 
there is a general and strong im- 
pression in favour of having their 
children instructed; and were suf- 
ficent funds supplied, the greater 
part of the ( luldrcn might at once 
be brought under a system of in- 
tiuction. 

Tlie Chcrokees are governed by 
a National council which meets an- 
nually and consists of chiefs from 
the dificrent c^ans. Recently they 
'lave begun to institute civil gov- 
ernment among themselves. The 
country is divided into 8 districts 
or counties, to each of which a 
Judge and a Marshal are appoint- 
ed, besides a circuit Judge who 
presides over two districts. 

Cherokees of Arkansas. Within 
a few years, a part of the Chero- 
kees have migrated to the countiy 
on the Arkansas river, the govern- 
ment of the U. States having as- 
signed them lands on that river, in 
exchange for a part of the Cliero- 
lowns. With a view to the in-jkee country. The country ceded 
struction of tlic Indians in the artsjto these emigrants is as large, acre 
oftMNJlization, the Government of jfor acre, as that relinquished by 
tl'.e United States have extendcdithem to the United States. It is 
bounded S. by tiie Arkansas river 
nd N. by White river; the E. 



\vhichthey cultivate by the aid ol axe, while the <. 
slaves. In 180y, the number of of the spinning: 
the tribe was 12,395. They own- "" ~' 
ed G,519 houses, 19,165 black cat- 
tle, l,0o7 sheep, 19,778 swine, 13 
f^rist mills, 3 saw mills, 30 wagons, 
;ind 683 negro slaves ; the whole 
value of which was estimated at 
571,500 dollars. They had be- 
sides, upwards of 500 looms and 
500 ploughs. 

In 1817 the American Board of 
Foreign Blissions established a 
mission among the Cherokees, 
and the success of this experiment 
fully evinces the practicability of 
imh'.cing the Indian tribes to 
aijandon the chase and adopt the 
modes of life of civilized .society. 
The principal scat of the mission is 
atBrainerd; but schools have been 
established at Taloney, Creek path 
and various other places. The 
Moravians also have respectable 
missions at Springplace and Eukll- 
logee !mve resijcctable missions 
sit Spiing|jlaee and Eukillogee, 
and the Baptists, another at Valley 



iheir patronage to these 

the expense of erecting a school-j; 



md a dwelHiig house lias boundary is a line which commen- 



'.>ecn defrayed from the Nation; 
Treasury and ,91.000 a year is 
allowed to the stalion at Brainerd. 
The Cherokees have appropria- 
ted 100.000 acres of land (or a 
perpetual school fund which is 
nUiced under the di.'cction of the 
President of the United States. 



CCS at the mouth of Point Remove 
in tlie Arkansas, Ion. 94° E. and 
proceeds northwardly to ^Vhite 
ri\er. The number of emigrants 
inl8l9wasG,000. The Amei lean 
Board have a mission among them 
at Dwight. 

Clicrnifhlcl, t. Washington co. 



Besides being taught reading, wri-iMaine, 30 m. ^\ . Machias Pop. 
ting, arithmetic, and the priiici-jl81. 

pies of Christianity, the childrenj C/ien-j/s/ow, a port of Va. Ship- 
are instructed in tlie most uscfuljijing in 1815, 1, 008 tons- 
arts of civili/ed life. The boys' 



CHE 73 

Chenytree, t. Venango co. Pa 
t*op 297. 

Cherryval/e'/, p-t. Otsego co. N 
Y. Pop. 3,G8k The three Wcs 



CHE 



Mass. 17 m. N. x\. E. Lenox, IK) 
\V. N. W. Boston, Pop. 1,202. 

Cheshire, p-t. New-Haven co; 

Ct. 13 ni. N. New-Haven. Pop. 

tern turnpikes through the stale 2,281. The Episcopal academy 



of New-York meet in this place 
It is 13 m. S. W. Palatine briclgt 
on the Mohawk river, 14 N. E 
Cooperstown, 53 W. of Albany. 
270 from Buffalo. The village i;' 
large, and contains a bank, a meel 
ing-house and an academy, and 
many handsome houses 

C/ierryvilte, p-v. Northampton 
CO. Pa. 

Chesapeake bay, a spacious bay 
of die U. S. its entrance is 12 
miles wide, between Cape Henry 
in hit. 37^ and Cape Charles in lat. 
37^ 12' N. I^ extends 200 miles 
in a northerly direction, through 
the states of Virginia and Mary- 
land, dividing them into two jjarts, 
called the eastern and western 
shores. About 75 miles of the 
length of the bay is in Virginia, 
and 125 in Maryland. The 
breadth varies from 7 to 20 miles. 
It is generally as much as 9 iath- 
oms deep, and affords many com- 
modious harbours and a safe navi- 
gation. It,receivesihe waters of the 
Susquehannah, Potomac, Rappa- 
hannock, York, and James rivers, 
besides numberless small streams, 
both from the eastern and western 
shores. 

Chesaveak t»icn. p-v. Cecil co. 
Md. 

Cheshire, co. S. W. part of N. 
H. bounded N. by Grafton co. E.l 



of Connecticut is established here 
It has a fund of $25,000, and a li- 
brarj- of 200 volumes. Th'-- insti- 
tution is under the direction of a 
Principal, and a Professor of lan- 
guages. The average number of 
students has been 70. The aca- 
demical building is a brick edifice, 
50 leet by 34. 

Clieshire, t. Gallia co. Ohio, on 
(he Ohio, 10 m. N. Gallipolis. 
Pop. '146. 

Chemid creek, Va. a branch of 
the Great Kenliawa, where it 
crosses the Carolina line. 

Chesnut hill, p-v. Norlha.uptott 
CO. Pa. Pop. 1,026. 

Cliesnut hill, p-v. Jackson co. 
Geo. 

Chesnid ridge, part of the Alle- 
'^hany mountain.s which extends 
tVom Maryland N. E. through Fay- 
ette and Westmoreland cos. Pa. 

Chester, p-t. Rockingham co. 
N. H. on the E. side of the Mer- 
rimack, 14 m. N. W. Haverhill, 
14 W. Exeter, 25 S. E. Concord, 
31 W. Portsmouth. Pop. 2,262. 
.Vlasabcsic pond lies mostly in the 
W. part of this town. 

Cliesta-, p-t. Windsor co. Vl. 16 
m. S.W.Windsor, 11 W. Charles- 
town, N. H. Pop. 2,493. 

Cliester, p-t. Hampden oo. Ms. 20 
ra.N. W. Springfield. Pop. 1,526. 

Cliester, p-v. and parish in Say- 



by Hillsborough CO. S. by Massa- brook, Middlesex co. Ct. 
chusetts, and'W. by Connecticut C/ies'-er, p-v. in Goshen, Oranjc 
river, which separates it from co. N. Y. 115 m. from Albany. 
Vermont. Pop. 45,376; engagedi Chester, p-t. Warren co. N. Y. 
in agriculture 7,960, in commerce, on the Hudson, 25 m. AV. Ticon- 
82, in manufactures 1,620. Chiefjderoga, 90 N. Albany. Pop. 
towns, Keeiic and Walpolc. 1,013. Srroon lake lies on the 

Cheshire, p-t. Berkshire co.'east side cf this towut 



CHE 7G 

Chesi.er, West. See West Chester. 

Chester, p-t. Morris co. N. J. 
Pop. 1,212. 

CheJer, t. Burlington co. N. J. 
Pop. 2,253. 

Chester, co. Pa. bounded N. E. 



CHE 



court-house, 58 N. W. Columbia. 

Chester, t. Wayne co. Ohio, N. 
W. VVooster. Pop. 651. 

Chester, t. Clinton co. Ohio, 5 
m. W.Wilmington. Pop. 1,171. 

Chester., t. Geauga co. Ohio. 



by Montgomery co. S. E. by Dul-jPop. 269 

aware and Philadelphia cos. S. C/ic^^er, t. Knox co. Ohio. Pop. 

by Maryland, W. by Lancaster co.|697. 

and N. W. by Berks co. Pop.j Chester, r. Florida, runs into 

'44',451 ; engaged in agriculture|Pensacola bay 



7,032, in commerce 139, in manu 
factares 2,659. Chief 
West-Chester. 



Chesterfield, t. Kennebec co. 
to\vn,!Maine. "Pop. 612. 

I Chesterfield, p-t. Cheshire co. 



Chester, bor.audcap. DelawarejN. H. on Connecticut river, oppo- 
(io. Pa. on Delaware river, near site Brattlel 
Marcus Hook, 13 m. N. E. Wil- Keene, 



mington, 15 from Philadelphia. 
Pop. of borough 657, of town 638. 
Its fcitnation is pleasant, and it is 
the resort of much company from 
Philadelphia in tlie sumraer[ 
months. 

Che.^ter river, a navigable vva- 
t,er of Md. on the Eastern shore. 
It is formed by the union of Cyprus 
and Audovcr creeks at Bridge- 
town. It passes by Chostertovvn. 
receives South East creek 3 miles 
below, and empties into the Chesa- 
peake at Love Point. 18 nl. below 
Chester. 

Chester, t. Shenandoah co. Va. 
Gu the point of land between Al- 
len's or North, and South )-ivers, 
the two branches of the Shenan- 
(ioali, 16 m. S. by W. Winchester. 

Chester, t. Cumberland co. Va. 
an the S. W. side of James river, 
6 ra. S. Richmond, 15 N. Bland- 
lord. 

Chester, district. S. C. on Wate- 
lee river. Pop. 14,lu9. Slaves 



jno- 
)borough, 11 m. S. W. 
S. by W. CharlestowD. 
Pop. 2,110. 

Ciiesterjield, p-t. Hampshire co. 
Mass. 15 m. W. Northamptom 
Pop. 1,447. 

Chesterfield, p-t. Essex co. 
N. Y. on Lake Champlain, 18 m. 
S. Plattsburg. Pop. 667. M- 
gate's falls, in Sable river, is at 
this place.. See Sahle river. 

Chesterfield, t. Burlington co. K. 
J. Po|);2,087. 

CJiesier field, co. Va. between 
James and Appomatox rivers. 
Pop. 18,003. Slaves 9,513. En- 
gaged in agriculture 2,995, in com- 
merce 21, in manufactures 501. 
At the court-house is a post office. 

Chesterfield, dislrict, S. C. bor- 
dering on N. Carolina. Pop. 
6,645. Slaves 2,062. Engaged 
in agriculture 2,031, in commerce 
29, in manufactures 128. Chief 
town, Chesterfield. 

Chestertown, p-t. and cap. Kent 
CO. Md. is pleasantly situated on 
Chester rivcr,_about 18 miles from 



4,542. Engaged in agricultureiits mouth in Chesapeake bay, 35 
4,767, in commerce 45, In manu-lm. S. Elkton. 33 S. S. E. Bahi- 



factures 334. 
ter. 



Chief town. Ches- more. 

12' N. 



Lon.773 5rW. Lat.39^ 
It contains 140 houses, a 



Chester, p-t. and cap. Chesterlcourt-house and jail, a spacious 
<ri'ihict3 S,. C. 22 m. S. PinckaeyjcQllege edifice, aud 2 kotrses ^" 



CHI 

piililic worfihip, 1 for Mclhodisfs 
and 1 for Ej)iscopalians. An cic 
gant bridge is now (1821) erecting 
over Chester river. The town 
had formerly considerable trade, 
but is now on the decline. Tin 
amount of shipjnns in 1805 wa 
3,421 tons ; in 1815, it was 1,813. 

Washington college in this town 
was incor|)orated in 1782, and had 
a fund of 1,250/. a year settled up- 
on it bv the legif-Iature, which has 
since been withdrawn ; and the 
building is now appropriated to the 
accommodation of a Latin and 
English school, which is one of 
the most respectable in the state. 

Cfiestervilie, p-t. Kennebec co. 
Maine, 30 m. N. W. Augusta. 
Pop. in 1810, 430. 

Clipsiincook, a large lake, in 
Maine, through which the main 
branch of the Penobscot flows. 

Chetamadies. See Lafourche. 

Chelamaclies lake, Louisiana, 
near the mouth of the Mississippi. 
It is 24 miles long and 9 broad, 
and coniHiunicates with lake Por- 
tage. 

Chevrieul. See Deer river. 

Chicago, river, or arm of Lakf; 
Michigan, at its S. end, in Illinois. 
A mile from the lake it divides in- 
to two channels : the N. channel 
extends along the west side of thr 
lake, about 30 miles ; the S. is on- 
ly G miles long, and afibrds a se- 
cure harbour for vessels of almost 
any burden, but has a bar at its 
mouth with only two feet water. 
This obstruction might be easily 
removed, and the harbour render- 
ed accessible. The portiige Ironi 
Chicago river to the Des Planes 
one of the two branches of Illinois 
river, is 9 miles, and is so low as 
often to be covered with water 
and passed in boats. A canal here 
is contsinplatcd, a»d coul<i be made 



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with little expense, which would 
o;;en a water communication be- 
tween the Great Lakes and the 
iVlississippi, through the Illinois, 
Half a mile from the mouth of the 
Chicago, is Fort Dearborn, which 
see. 

Chicapee, r. Mass. is formed of 
three principal branches. Ware, 
Swift and Quaboag rivers, which 
rise in Worcester county ; the uni- 
ted stream runs into Connecticut 
liver, 4 m. above Springfield. 

Chichester, t. Rockingham co. 
N. H. 10 m. E. Concord, 45 N. W. 
Portsmouth. Pop. 1,010. 

Chiclw.^ter, Lower and Upver, 
2 towns in Delaware co. Pa. Pop. 
of Lower Chichester 502 ; of Up- 
per, 413. 

Chickahominy, r. Va. juns into 
the N. side of James river, 37 m. 
above Point Comfort. It has a 
bar at its mouth with 12 feet water, 



above which lar^c vessels ascend 
8, and vessels o? 6 tons, 32 miles. 

Chickumaiigah creek, rises iu 
Georgia, and joins the Tennessee, 
:i few miles above Lookout Moun- 
lains. 

Chickanatc, r. Ten. runs into 
Missi.ssippi. - 

Chickasaic Afrencij, Alabama, in 
the country of the Chickasaws, 27 
m. W. Cotlon-Gin-Port, 130 S. W. 
Huntsvjlle. Here is apost-oftice. 

Ckickusuvc Bluifs, four in num- 
i)cr, on the E. sid'i of the Mississi- 
:>ippi, in Missis.iippi State. The 
upper bluff is ITfS m. bolow the 
mouth of the Ohio: it is between 
200 and 300 feet high and extends 
2 miles on the river. The other 
three occur at the successive dis- 
tances of 11, 21 and 32 miles a- 
part. 

Chickamios, Indians, whose 
country lies almost wholly within 
the chartered limits of Mississippi » 



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but also embraces a small section jmany valuable mills and manufac 
of Alabama. Formerly their pos-tories. 

sessions extended north to Ohio ChilUsqiiaque, t. Northumber- 
liver, hut in 1818 thev ceded to hind co. Pa. on the W. branch ot 



the United vStates all their land- 
N. of the sonthern boundary ol 
Tennessee. On the S. is "the 
country of the Choctavvs. The 
Chickasaws according to the re 
turn of the United States agent 
are G,456 in number. Like thei 
weighbours the Cherokees and 
Choctaws they are considera 
bly advanced in civilization. At 
their request the American Board 
of Foreign Missions are preparinf 
to estabhsh among them a mission 

Chick y^a'.iih VI, r. Mississippi, 
rises in the Choctaw counlrv. 
and 8 miles below N. kit. 3F. 
joins Leaf river to form the Pas- 
cagola. 

Chickasaichay, p-v. Greene co. 
Miss. 

Chifuncte, r. Louisiana, falls in- 
to Lake Ponchartrain, a little be- 
lt)w Madisonville. 

Chili, t. Monroe co. N. Y. tak- 
en from Riga. 

Chiilicothe, p-t. and cap. Ross 
CO. O!iio, and the second town in 
size in the State, on the W. bank 
of the Scioto, 45 m. in a direct 
line, and 70 by water from its 
moulh ; 45 S. Columbus, 70 S.W. 
Zanesville, 93 E. bv N. Cincinna- 
ti. Lon. 820^5' W. Lat. 39° 14' ]\. 
Pop.2,42G.It is laid out on an eleva- 
ted plain between Paint creek and 
the Scioto.The streets are spacious 
and cross each otiior at right an- 
gles. It contains a court-house 
and jail, a market house, 2 print 
ing offices, 3 banks including th( 
brancli bank of the United States. 
3 houses of public worship, 1 for 
Presbyterians. 1 for Seceders, and 
1 for Methodists, and an acade- 
my. In the town and vicinitv arc 



the Susquehannah, 6 m. above 
Northumberland. Pop. 1,035. 

Chilmark, t. Duke's co. on Mar- 
tha's Vineyard Island, Mass, 90 m, 
S.by E. JBoston, Pop. G95. In 
this town is theBlutf, called Gaij- 
head. 

Chilo, t. Clermont co. Ohio, on 
the Ohio, 23 m. S. Williamsburg. 
Pop. 115. 

China, t. Kennebec co. Maine, 
20 m. N. Augusta. Pop. 894. 

China, t. in the S. W. corner of 
Genesee co. N. Y . Pop. 780. 

Chi7ia crrove, p-v. Georgetown 
district STC. 

Chippeicau, t. Beaver co. Pa. 
Pop. 4-13. 

Chippeicay, r. N. W. Territorj', 
runs into the Mississippi at Lake 
Pepin, in Ion. 93° 54' W. lat. 43^ 
45' N. There is a short portage 
between this river and the Mont- 
real, a water of Lake Superior. 

Chippeaaii. t. Way i\e co. Ohio, 
12 m. N. E.'Wooster. Pop. 681. 

Chij)peioaij, or Satdeurs, Indians, 
one of the most numerous and 
powerful tribes in N. America. 
About 5,700 of them dwell on Sag- 
anaw bay, in Michigan Territory ; 
the remainder are scattered in pet- 
ty bands along the Northern bor- 
der of the United States. They 
maintain a perpetual war with the 
Sioux. 

Chittenden, co. Vt. on Lake 
Champlain, intersected by Onion 
river. Po|). 1G;0J5; engaged in 
agriculture 2,G07, in commerce 81, 
in manufactures GG8. Chief t. 
Burlington. 

Chiiimdm, t. Rutland co. Vt.30 
ra. N. W. Windsor. Pop. 523. 



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Chi/fenham, t. Monlgouicry co. 
Pa. Fop. 95G. 

Chitlenvigo creek, issues from 
lake in Cazcnovia, and falls into 
Oneida lake. 

Chocolate, w N. W. Tcrrilorv 
runs into Lake Superior, 21 m 
W. La Train river. 

Choctaw, or ChocfahatcJiee, r 
Florida, which rises in Alabama 
and discharges its waters into St. 
Kosa sound at the N. E. extremity. 

Choctaw j9<ri:7ictj,Missifi'i\pp\,4t m. 
W. Pearl river, 120 N. E. iXatch- 
es. Here is a post-ofiicc. 

Choctaws, Indians, whose coun- 
try lies chiefly within the charter- 
ed limits of Mississippi, but also 
extends to Tombigbee river in Al- 
abama. The^N. boundary, which 
separates it from the country of the 
Chickasaws, is a line drawn from 
the Mississippi in lat. 3-i'^ N.due S. 
E. to strike the Tombigbcc at the 
mouth of Ooktibbeha creek ; on 
the E.it is bounded by the Tom- 
bigbce, on the S. by a line running 
a little below the parallel of 32^ 
N. lat. and on the W. the boundary 
line commences at a point a little 
cast of Pearl river and proceeds 
due N. to the Natches road, thence 
to the head of Black creek down 
tills creek till it reaches a lake, 
thence in a direct course so as to 
strike the Mississippi one mile be 
low the mouth of tlie Arkansas riv 
( r, thence up the Mississippi to thi 
jjarallel of 5P N. lat. The sf/il is 
I'crtile and is watered by the Ya- 
zoo, Big Bla(;k and Pearl rivers in, 
the upper pari of their course. The 
number of the Choctaws is estima- 
ted a! 25.000. Vvithin a few years 
they have made great advances in 
civilization. They raise corn, cot- 
ton, and a great many cattle, and 
often appear clad in cotton gar- 
ments of their own manufacture. 



The American Board of I^or- 
eign Missions have a mission a- 
mong Jhese Indians. It was com- 
menced in 1818 by members of the 
Cherokee mission, and does not 
yield to that mission either in the 
extent of its field of operation or 
in the funds for its endowment. 
With a view to the instruction of 
the Indians in the arts of civilized 
life, the Government of the United 
States have extended to it their 
patronage. The expenses of erect- 
ing a school-house and dwelling- 
house at the diflerent establish- 
ments have been defrayed from 
the National treasury, and the sum 
nf 51,000 annually "is allowed to 
the' Mission. TheChoctaws, llicir 
Chiefs especially, have from the 
beginning professed towards it the 
most friendly dispositions,and have 
recently proved their sincerity, by 
the most unequivocal evidence. 
At treaty held in 1816, they sold a 
portion of their country to the 
United States, for which they are 
to receive ,$^,000 annually, in 
cash, for 17 years. The whole of 
this sum they have voted to appro- 
priate to the support of schools un- 
der the direction of the Am. Board. 

In Jan. 1822, according to the 
returns of the Superintendant, the 
nr.mberofthe mission family was 
'3Ci, and there wore belonging to 
"he mission 135 acres of land im- 
j. roved, 18 horses, 7 yoke of oxen, 
.3r;5 head neat catUe, 220 swine, 
-ovcral waggons, ploughs, &lc. ; 
school houses, an'.i other buildings 
were erected, and tlie number of 
';upils in the schools was 90. The 
two primai-y seats of the Mis- 
;ion are Elliot and Mayhew ; a 
school is also established at Ncw- 
e!!,and reii-ac:-.ts have been made 
by the Indians for similar estab- 
lishments in various other places. 



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The Cljoctaivs formerly owned j Christiana, or ChristiaHABrids^e:, 
the countrj' lying between thcir|p-t. Newcastle co. Del. on Chris- 
present western boundary and the tiana creek, 12 m. from Elklon, 
Mississippi, but in 1820 it was ced- 9 S. W. Wilmington, 37 S. W. 
ed by them to the United States in Philadelphia. It is the greatest 
exchange for lands in Arkansas. jcarrying-place between the navi- 
The Clioctaw lands in Arkansasjgable waleisof the Delaware and 
comprise the whole country be-jChesapeake, and drives a brisk 



twcen the Arkansas and Red ri 
crs, bounded W. by Canadian riv- 
er and E. by a meridian drawn 
through the "lowe.«it .settlement en 
Arkansas river belonging to the 
Cherokces, 

Choctmo Trading-home, p-v. 
Alabama. 

Chopt9.nk, a large navigable riv- 
er on the eastern shore of Mary- 
land, which separates Talbot and 
Dorchester counties and empties 
itself into the Chesapeake. 

Chopimnish, r. Missouri Territo- 
ry, a branch of the Kooskooshee, 
in the Rockv mountains. Lon. 
113° W. Lat. 4<io 30. N. 

Chota, p-v. Blount co. Geo. 33 
m. from Milled^eville. 

Clwu-an, r. IS. C. is formed by 
the union of Nottaway, Meherrin, 
and Blackwatcr rivers, and falls 
into the iSf. W. corner of Albc- 
marlc-sound. It is 3 miles wide at 
its mouth. 

Chovan, co. in Edenlon district, 
Tl. C. ou the N. side of Albemarle 
r^ound. Pop. 6,4^1.. Slaves3,4G9. 
Engaged in agriculture 2,161, in 
<;ommcrce 55, in manufactures 
21(;. Chief town, Edenton. 

Chri. ^(church, a. parish iu Charles- 
ton district, S. C. 

Christirm, co. in the S. W. part 
of Ken. on Cumberland river. Pop. 
10,459. Slaves 3,491. Engaged 
in agriculture 2,025, in commerce 
23, in manufactures 228. Chief 
t. Hopklnsville. 

Chrisiian, t. Lawrence co. Ar- 
kansas. Pop. 1,222. 



trade with Philadelphia, in flour. 

Christiana creek,t)e]. unites with 
the Brandywine below Wilming- 
ton, and llows into the Delaware. 
It admits vessels of 14 feet draught 
to Wilmington, and those of G feet 
draught to Christiana bridge. 

Christiana, hundred, Newcastle 
CO. Del. Pop. 8,335. 

Christia7isburg,t. and cap. Mont- 
somer)' co. Va. 200 m. W. S. W. 
Richmond. 

Christianiille, p-v. Mecklenburg 
CO. Va. 

Chirrch creek, t. Dorchester co. 
Md. at the head of Church creek, 
a branch of Hudson river, 7 m. S. 
W. Cambridge. 

Chnrch-Hill, p-v. Quern Anne's 
CO. Md. o m.-N. EL Centreville. 

Church Hill, p-v. Spartanburg 
CO. S. C. 

Church toicv, p-t. Lancaster co. 
Pa. 20 m. E. N. E. Lancaster, 50 
W. N.W.Philadelphia. 

Cicero, t. Onondaga co. N. Y. 
on Oneida Lake, 8 m. N. Salina, 
57W. Utica. Pop. 1,303. 

Cincinnati, p-t. and cap. Ham- 
ilton CO. Ohio, near the S. W. cor- 
ner of the State, on the N. bank 
of the Ohio river, 20 m. above tht; 
mouth of tlic Great Miami, 93 W. 
bv S. Chillicothe, 175 N. E. Lou- 
i^Ville, 102 N. N. E. Frankfort, 
465 below Pitt^bursj bv water. 
Lon. 84° 27' W. Lat 39° 6' N. 
It is regularly laid out, in a pleasant 
and healthy situation, and is one 
of tJie most flouii-jhiug towns west 



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ol'the Allep;liany mountains 
growth of Cincinnati has been 
rapid ahuost without a parallel. 
In 1805 the population was 300 ; 
in IBIO, 2,o40; in 1815, it was es- 
timated at 6,500 ; and in 1820, it 
■was 9,642. In 1821, it contained a 
court-houscjtwo brick market-hou- 
sc.-i,l printinj^-oflices.a stftam flour- 
mill built ot stone, 9 stories high; 
^i steam saw-mill, 1 woollen and 
4 cotton factories, 2 glass-houses: 
a brewery, and several other man- 
ufacturing establishments; 4 banks, 
a College edifice and 6 hou.^es of 
public worship, 2 for Presbyteri- 
ans, 2 for Methodists, 1 for Episco- 
palians, and 1 for Friends. The 



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The way CO. Ohio, on the E. side of the 
Scioto, 26 m. S. Columbus, 19 N. 
Chillicothe. Lon. 81° VV. Lat.39^ 
36' N . It is situated on two contigu- 
ous mounds of earth, one circular, 
the other Square; the areas of which 
together, contain nearly 20 acres. 
These mounds are artificial works, 
whose origin is unknown. The 
town is built principally on the cir- 
cular mound, and hence derives its 
name. In the centre of the circle 
is an elegant brick court-house of 
an octagonal form. Pop. 535. Lon. 
320 55''W. Lat.39^36'N. 

City-point, p-t. and port of en- 
try, in Bermuda hundred. Prince 
George co. Va. on James river. 



lands of the Lancasterian school 
have lately been increased by a 
subscription of ,S'30,000 and it is 
intended to erect it into a college. 
Among the literary and scicntifii; 
institutions are the Cincinnati Col- 
lege, the Medical College, and the 
VV^estern Museum Society whose 
object is to collect the natural and 
artificial curiosities of the Western 
rountiy. Cincinnati is the most 
flourishing commercial., town be- 
tween Pittsburg and New-Orleans. 
About 130,000 barrels of flour were 
inspected here during the year 
ending April 1st, 1819, and more 
than 120,000 bushels of salt im- 
ported. A company has beeo.! re- 
cently formed for the purpose tjf 
importing goods directly from Eu- 
rope, by the way of New Orleans. 

Civjciniiatus, p-t. Courtland co. 
N. Y. 14 m. S. E. Homer, 140 W. 
Al!)any. Pop. 885. 

Cinthiana.p-t. and cap. Harrison 
CO. Ken. on a branch of the Lick- 
ing river, 13 m. N. Paris, 24 N. 
Lexington. Pop. in 1810, 369. 
It contains a bank, academy, 
court-house and jail. 

Circleville, p-t. and cap. Picka- 



20m. 'below Richmond, 12 E. Pe- 
tersburg, 100 above Hampton. 
roads. Lon. 77° 31^ 30^' W. Lat. 
37'^16'N. Vessels of burden lie 
at this place to load, and receive 
the goods from Richmond in boats. 

Clackmnvsy r. Oregon ter. joins 
the Wallauinut. 

Clnhorne, co. Mississippi, on 
the Mississippi. Pop.5,963. Slaves 
3,087. Engaged in agriculture 
1,983. Chief town, Gibson Port. 

Claiboiiie, CO. E. Tennessee, 
on Clinch river. Pop.5,508. Slaves 
377. Engaged in agriculture 1,- 
397, in commerce 9. Chief t. 
razewell. 

Claiborne. See Fort Clai- 
borne. 

Claremoni, p-t. Cheshire co. N. 
H. on Connecticut river, opposite 
Wind.sor. Vt. 11 m. N. Charles- 
town, 24 S. Dartmoutli College. 
Pop. 2,290. 

Claremoni, co. in Sumpter dis- 
Uict,S. C. Chief t. Statesburg. 

Clarence, or Willinck, p-t. Erie 
CO. N. Y. on Tonnevvanta creek 
E. of Buffalo. Pop. 3,278. 

Clarendon, p-t. Rutland co. Vt. 
28 m. W. Windsor. Pop. 1,712. 



CLA 82 

C'larendo7i, p-t. Genesee co. N.jMass. 33 i 
York. |VV. Boston 

Claridon, t. Geauga co. Ohio 
Pop. 31>8. 

Clarke, co. Geo. in the Westerr 



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N. N. E. Lenox, 125 

Pop. 274. 
Clurke.^burg, p-t. Montgomery 
CO. Md. 29 ni. irom Washington. 
Clarkesburg, p-t. and ca;). Har- 



district, bounded N. W. by Jack- rison co. Va. on the E. side of the 
son, S. W. by Ai)ah\chie river, 'Monongahela, 40 m. W. Morgart- 



and N. E. by tlie Oconee. Chiel 
towni^, Athens and Walkinsvillc. 
Pop. 8,767. Skives 3,461. En- 
gaged in agriculture 2,756, in com- 
merce 36, in manufactures 134. 

Clarke^ co. Ahibama, on the 
W. side of the Tonibigbee. Chief 
town, Woodstown. Pop. 5,839. 
Slaves 2,035. Engaged in agri- 
culture 1,820, in commerce 29, in 
manufactures 84. 

Clarke, co. Ken. Pop. 11,449. 
Slaves 3,463. Engaged in agiicui- 
tme 6,423, in commerce 41, in 
manufactures 215. Ciiief town. 
Winchester. 

CUtrk, CO. Ohio, formed in 1818, 
from Champaign and Green coun- 
ties. Chief town, Springfield. 
Pop. 9,533; engaged in agricul- 
ture, 1,256, in commerce 6, in man- 
ufactures 221. 

CLtrkc, t. Brown co. Ohio. Pop. 
1,892. 

Clarke, t. Ch'nton co. Ohio, 7 
m. S. Wilmington. Pop. 1,210. 

Clarke, co. Indiana, on the Ohio- 
Pop 8,709 ; engaged in agricul- 
ture 1,590, in manufactures 389. 
Chief town, Charleston. 

Clarke, co. Illinois, bordering on 
Indiana. Pop. 931 ; engaged in 
agriculture 204, in manufactures 
13. 

Clarke, co. Arkansas. Pop. 1,- 
040. Slaves 70. Engaged in ag- 
riculture 250. Chief town, Cad- 
do. 

Clarkesborough, p-t. Jackson cc. 
Geo. on a tbrk of Oconee river. 
10 m. S. Jellerson. 

Clarkssburgj t. Berkshire co. 



town. 

Clarkesbur£r, t. Ross co. Ohio, 
16 m. N. W.'Chillicothe. 

Clarke's ferry, p-v. Cumberland 
CO. Pa. 

Clarke's Fork, r. Missouri Terri- 
tory ,ri&es on the E.side of the Roc- 
ky mountains, and falls into tlie 
Yellow Stone, in lat. 45° So' N. 

Clarke's inver, Oregon Territo- 
ry, rises in the Rocky mountains, 
and after a course of about 900 
miles, joins the Columbia, COOni. 
above its mouth. 

Clarkestoun, p-t. and cap. Rock- 
land CO. jN. Y. on the Hudson, 38 
m. above .New- York. Pop. 1,- 
808. 

Clarkesville, p-v. in Middlefield, 
Otsego CO. N. Y. 

Clarkesville, \>t. Green eo. Pa. 

Clarkesville, t. Mississippi,onthc 
Missis>ippi, 30 ra. above IS'atches. 

Clarkesville. p-t. and cap. Mont- 
gomery CO. Ten. on the JN. side 
of CumbeHand river, 30 ni. below 
Xashville. Lon. 88'=' 57' W. Lat. 
36° 25/ N. 

Clarkesville, t. Clinton co. Ohio, 
3 m. AV. Wilmington. 

Clarkesville, t. (Clarke co. Indi- 
. ma, at the foot of the falls of the 
Ohio, opposite Louisville. It h.as 
a safe haibour for boats, and 
was settled in 1783, but contains 
• inly about 40 houses. 

Clarkson, p-t. Monroe co. N. Y. 
on the Rridi;e road, ISm.W.Roch- 
ester. Pop'! 1,612. 

Claverack, t. Columbia co. N. Y. 
3 m. E. Hudson. Pop. 2,813. 
liere isan acadcrav. It basa\'t- 



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Ohio, at tlie mouth of< 
river, on Lake Erie, 54( 



ry rich soil, and the inhabitantS|hoga ro. 
ate wealthy tanners. The villafjc isjCuyaho";. . 

on C/arm/c/:n-ee/t, which falls intolm. N. vV. Warren, 150 i\. E. 
Kinderhook Cicek, 1 mile from Columbus, GO E. Sanduskv, 180 
the Hudson. U. Buffalo, 131 N. W. PitJsbui'r. 

Claij, CO. Ke«. Pop. 4.393. Lon. 81° 46' VV. Lat. 41" 31'' 
Slaves 285. Engaged in agricul- N. Poj). 60tj. It has a bank. It 
fine 1,455, in coiniiierce 4, in man-'is favourably .situated for trade,an(J 



ufiictures 119. Chief town, Man- 
chester. 

Cla'j ponds, place on Cajie Cod. 
Mass. on wliich a light-house is 
erected, about 200 feet high. 

Claijsville, p-v. Washington co. 
Pa. 

Clayton, t. Peny co. Ohio, 8 m. 
E. Somerset. Pop. 997. 

Claijion's store, p-v. Campbell co. 
V^a. 

Clear creek, Ohio, empties into 
the Miami from the E. below 
Franklin. 

Clear creek, t. Fairfield co. Ohio, 
9 m. S. W. Lancaster. Pop. 1,- 
174. 

Clear creek, I. Warren co. Ohio. 
Pop. 2,441. 

Clear creek, t. Richland co.Ohio. 
Fop. 309. 

Clearfield, co. in the central part 
of Pa. on a creek which runs in- 
to the W. branch of the Sus(iue- 
hannah. Pop. 2,3-1-2 ; engaged in 
agriculture 708, in commerce 
Chief t. Readsborough. 

Clearjield, t. Butler co Pa. Pop. 
515. 

Clermont, t, Columbia co. N. Y. 
on the Hud)=on, 15 m. below Hud- 
son, 45 below Albany. Pop. 1,- 
1G4. The elegant country-seat of 
the late Robert R. Livingston is in 
this town. 

Clermont, co. S.W. part of Ohio, 
on Ohio river. Pop. 15,820 ; en- 
gaged in agriculture 2,824, in com- 
merce 30, in manufactures 727. 
Chief t. Williamsburg. 



is one ot tho principal places for 
embarkation on the Lake. 

Cleves, t. King George's co. Va.! 
on the Rappahannock, 2 m. N.' 
Port Royal. ] 

Cleves, t. Hamihon co. Ohio, at 
the jN. bend of the Ohio, 16 m. w] 
Cincinnati. i 

Clifford, p-t. Susquehannah co. 
Pa. Pop. 681. I 

Clinch, r. Ten. rises in VirginiaJ 
and running S. W.into Tennes- 
see, unites with the Holston ali 
Kingston to form the Tennessee. 
It is navigable for boats 200 miles. 

Clinch mountain. Ten. di\ide3 
the waters of Clinch and Holston 
livers. 

Clinton, p-t. Kennebec co. Me. 
2G m. iV. Augusta. Pop. 1,356. 

Clinton, CO. in the IV'. E. part of 
N. Y. bounded A. by Canada, EJ 
by Lake ChampJain, S. by Essex' 
( o. and W. by Franklin co. Pop. 
12,070; engaged in agriculture' 
1. 3,041, in commerce 119, in manu- 
lactures763. Chief town, Piatts-- 
burg. 

ClitUon, p-t. Dutchess co. N. Y.l 
on Hudson river, below Hudson. 1 
Pop. 6,611. It contains 3 post-| 
villages, Staatsberg, Pleasant Val-! 
ley, and Hide-park, and 8 houses', 
for public worship, 3 for Quakers, 
2 (or Presbyterians, 1 for Diitch| 
Reformed, 1 for Baptists, 1 for 
Episcopalians; and has many man-! 
ufactures. j 

Clinton, p-v. Oneida co. N. YJ. 
in the N. part of the township of 



Ckvelcnd, p-t. and cap. Cuya- Paris, pleasandy situated oa Orif- 



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kany creek, 9 m. W. S. W. Utica. 
I09W.N.W. Albany. 

Hamilton college, near this vil- 
lage,was incorporated in 1812,and 
has been liberally patronized by 
the legislature, and by individuals. 
It has a President, and 3 profcs- 
sorsjviz. 1 of languages, 1 of mathe- 
matics, and natural philosophy, and 
1 of chemistry, 2 tutors, a library 
of about 2,000 volumes, and 100 
students. The college buildings 
are about a mile west of the yil- 
lagc on a high hill, commanding a 
very extensive prospect. They 
consist of an elegant stone edifice 
4 stories high, containing 32 rooms 
for studenls ; another 3 stories, 
containing a chapel, library room, 
and laboratory ; aHcl a dining-hall. 

Clinton, p-t. and cap. Jones co. 
Geo. 20 m. W. Milledgevillo. 

Ciinton, p-t. Anderson co. Ten. 
on the N. side of Clinch river, N. 
W. Knoxville. 

Clinton, CO. Ohio, between War- 
ren and Fayette counties. Pop 
0,085 ; engaged in agriculture 1,- 
315, in commerce 12, in manufac- 
tures 168. Chief town, Wihnin 
ton. 

Clinton, p-t. Knox co. Ohio, on 
Owl creek, li m. N. W. Mount 
Vernon, 44 N. E. Columbus. Pop. 
834. 

Clinton, t. Franklin co. Ohio, 3 
m. N. Columbus. Pop. 518. 

ClinMn, I. Jackson co. Ohio. 
Pop. 338. 

Clintonville, p-v. Onondaga co. 
N. Y. 

Clockville, p-v. Madison co. N. 
York. 

Clover-dale, p-v. Botetourt co. 
Va. 

Clover-sarden, p-v. Chatham co, 
N. C. • 

Clmighmillsj p-T. Laurens co. 

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Clyde, r. Vt. runs into Lake 
Memphramagog, in Derby. 

Clyde, a flourishing p-v. in Galen, 
Seneca co. N. Y. on the canal, 4 
m. N. Waterloo. 

Clymer, t. Chatanque c©. N. Y. 

Coalmines, p-v. Chesterfield co. 
Va. 

Coalsmoiith, p-v. Kenhawa co. 
Va. 

Coatesville, p-v. Chester co. Pa. 

Cobbesseconte, r. Kennebec co. 
Maine, is formed of two branches 
which unite in Gardiner, and falls 
into the Kennebec. 

Cohdskill, or Cobuskill, p-t. 
Schoharie co. N. Y. on Cobus 
creek, 7 m. W. Scoharie, 35 from 
Albany. Pop. 2,4iO. 

Cobluim, t. Surry co. Va. on the 
S. bank of James river, opposite 
Jamestown, 8 or 9 m. S. W. Wil- 
liamsburg. 

Cobscook bay, Maine, in Lubec ; 
it is a western arm of Passama- 
quoddy bay, with which it commu- 
nicates through a strait between 
Lubec and Eastport called Cobs- 
cook river. 

Cocheco, or Dover river, IS. H. 
runs into the Piscataqua, 4 m. be- 
low Dover. 

Cochecton, p-v. in Bethel, SuUi- 
\anco. N. Y. 

Cochran's store, p-v. Person co. 
x\. C. 

Cochransville, p-t. Chester co. 
Pa. 

Cockburne, JV. H. See Colum- 
bia. 

Cocke, CO. E. Tennessee, on the 
S. side of French Broad river. 
Pop. 4,892. Slaves 468. Engag- 
ed in agriculture 1,408, in com- 
merce 10, Chief town, Ne\\'port. 

Cocoanut, t. Susquehannah co. 
Pa. Pop. 508. 

Codorus, r, York co. Pa. ruas 
into the Susquebanuah. 



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Codoi'uf, t. York co. Pa. on the 
Codorus. Pop. 2,18.3. . 

Cod's Ferrij, p-v. Wabash co. 
Illinois. 

Coeijmam, p-t. Albany co. N. Y. 
nn tho Hudson, 11 ni. below Alba- 
ny. Pop. 2,872. 

Cojfetfs fernj, p-v. Pulaski co. 
Ken. 

Cohantti^o'c Coesarea creek, N.J, 
rises in Salem co. and passing 
through Cumberland co. Tails into 
Delaware river, opposite Bombay 
Hook. It is navigable lor vessels 
of 100 tons to Bridgetown, 20 m. 
from its month. 

Cohassd, s-p. and n-t. Norfolk 
CO. Mass. 25 m. E. Dc'dham. 25 S 
E. Boston. Pop. 1,099. Cohas 
set rocks, which have been fatal 
to many vessels, lie off this place, 
3 m. from the shore. 

Coitsville, t. Trumbull co. Ohio 
16 m. S. E. Warren. Pop. 541. 

Cokalahiskit, r. Oregon ter, rises 
in the Rocky mountain-;, and, after 
a course of about 300 miles, en 
tors Clark's river, a branch of the 
Columbia, in Ion. 113<^ W. lat. a 
bout 47*^ N. 

Colckiister, t. Chittenden co. V^t 
on Lake Champlain, at the mouth 
of Onion river, 5 m. N. Burlington 
Pop. 91)0. 

Colchester, p-t. New London co. 
Ct. 15 m. W. Norwich, 25 S E 
Hartford. Pop. 2,152. Bacon 
Academy, in this town, was found 
ed in 1801. Its funds are ^30,000. 
It is a flourishing instituiion, and 
has annnally about 90 scholars. 
The academy-building is of brick 
75 feet by 34. 

Colchester, p-t. Delaware co. N 
Y.21 m. S.Delhi. Pop. 1,064. 

Colchester, t. Fairfax co. Va. or 
Occoquam creek, 4 m above it? 
confluence with the Potomac, 16 
m. S. W. Alexandria, 106 N. Rich 



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nond. The creek is navigable to 

this place for boats. 

Cold creek, Ohio, runs N. and 
falls into Sandusky bay, a little AV. 
of Sandusky. Its source is a large 
spring in the township of Marga- 
retta covering an acre and a half of 
round. A number of mills are 
erected on ihc creek. 

Coldenhavi, p-v. in Montgomery, 
Orange co. N. Y. 

Cole river, N. H. rims into Con- 
necticut river, at \\'al])ole. 

Cold spring, p-v. Cape May co. 

CoM-spring cove, near Burling- 
ton, N. J. 

Cold-stream mills, p-v. Hamp- 
shire CO. Va. 

Cole river, Va.g«ms into the 
Kenliawafrom the™, in Ion. 81° 
30' W. 

Colebrook, p-t. Coos co. N. H. 
40 m. N. Lancaster, 111 N. Con- 
cord. Pop. 470. 

Colebrook, p-t. Litchfield co. Ct. 
18m.N. N. E. Litchfield. Pop. 
1,274. Here are iron-works, and 
several mills on Still river, a wa- 
ter of Farmington river. 

ColeljTOPk dole, t. Berks co. Pa. 
Poi). 1,046. 

Coleraine,\^-\. Franklin co. Mas3. 
5 m. N. W. Greenfield. Pop. 1,- 
961. 

Colei-aine, t. Lancaster co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,088. 

Coleraine, p-t. Bertie co. N. C. 

Cokniine, v. Camden co. Geo. 
on the St. Mary's river, 30 m. 
above St Mail's. 

Coleraine, t. Bedford co. Pa. 
Pop. 986. 

Coleraine, t. Ross co. Ohio, 15 
m. N. E. Chillicothe. Pop. 866. 

Coleraine, t. Hamilton co. Ohio, 
on Miami river, 15 m. above its 
junction with the Ohio. Pop. 1.- 
906. 



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Coleraine, t. Belmont co. Ohio, 

N. E. Si.ClaiisviUe. Pop. 778 

Cotesgrove, p-t. and cap. Pike 
CO. 111. 

Coksvilk, p-t. Broome co N. Y. 

Colesville, p-v. Montgomery co 
Md. 

Colesville, p-v. Chesterfield co 
Va. 

Colmtcm, t. Florida, on the E. 
side of Apalachicola river, 18 m. 
IVom the bay. 

College Grant, Coo» co. N. H. 
Pop. 33. 

College'hill, p-v. in Washington 
CO. D.C. 

Collemore's ridge, a plantation in 
Lincoln co. Me. Pop. 46. 

Colleton, district, S. C. Pop. 
26,404. Slaves 21,770. Engag- 
ed in agricul^e 1,0G0, in com- 
merce 62, in manuractures 3. 
Chief' town, Dorchester or Par- 
ker's Ferry. 

Co/Zin.-^, t. Eric co N. Y. 

Collinsville, p-v. Huntington co. 
Pa. 

Colonic, t. Albany co. N. Y. on 
the W. side ol" the Hudson, 1 m. 
above Albany. Here are variou.s 
tnanufactorie.'^, and a State arse- 
nal. The village of Colonic ii- 
now annexed to the city of Alba- 

Cobivibia, p-t. Washington co. 
Maine, 18 m. W. Machias. Pop. 
^'37. 

Columbia, formerly Cockburne, 
p-t. Coos CO. N. H. on Connecti- 
cut river, 107 ni. N, Concord. Pop. 
iSl. 

C6'/wmZ>i;f, p-t. Windham co. Ct. 
S. W.Brooklyn. Pop. 941. 

Columbia, co. N. Y. on the E. 
side of the Hudson ; bounded IV 
fey Rensselaer co. E. by Massachu 
setts, S. by Dutchess co. W. by the 
Hudson, which separates it from 
^i'reeno'o, Pop. 38,330; engaged 



in agriculture 7,604, in commerce 
271, in manufactures 3,175. Chief 
town, Hudson. 

Columbia, t. Herkimer co. (N. 
Y.) S. Herkimer. Pop. 2,051. 

Columbia, p-v. St. Lawrence co. 
N. Y. 

Columbia^ co. Pa. Pop. 17,621 ; 
engaged in agriculture 3,288, in 
commerce 40, in manulactures 
888. Chief town, Cattawissa. 

Columbia, p-t. Lancaster co. 
Pa. on the E. side of the Su.'jque- 
hannah, 10 m. W. Lancaster, 11 
E. York,72 W.Philadelphia. Pop. 
1,891. It contains a bank, and 3 
hoiiscs of public worship. Abridge 
is thrown across the river at this 
place IJ miles in length. Here are 
meilicinal springs. 

Cclnmbia, t. Bradford co. Pa. 
Pop. 823. 

Columbia, District of, a tract of 
country, 10 miles square, on both 
sides of Potomac river, 120 miles 
from its mouth. It was ceded to 
the United States by Maryland and 
Virginia in 17^0, and in 1800, be- 
came the Fcatofthe General Gov- 
ernment. Itisundrrthe immediate 
government of Congress. Pop. 
whites 22,614, slaves 6,377, free 
Ijlacks 4,048, total 33,039 ; engag- 
ed in agriculture 853, in commerce 
512, in manufactures 2,184. The 
principal towns are Washington 
city, Alexandria, and Georgetown. 
The amount of exports in 1820 was 
,'^1,204,955. The amount of ship- 
i.ing in 1819, was 22,141 tons. A 
Catholic college is established at 
Georgetown. The Columbian 
college went into operation in 
1822. It has a president, 4 profes- 
sors and 2 tutors. A brick build- 
ing 117 feet by 47 is erected on 
the high ground north of Washiag- 
ton city 3 m. from the Capitoi. A 



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Baptist Tlmological seminary is 
connected with the college. 

Columbia, p-t. Fluvanna co. Va. 
on the N. side of James river, at 
the month ot' the Rivanna, 45 m. 
above Richmond, 3j from Char- 
lottesville. It ha^ia warehouse for 
the inspection of tobacco. 

Columbia, p-t. Richland district, 
S. C. and cajjital of the State, is at 
the confluence of Broad and Salu- 
da rivers, which unite to form the 
Conj^arcc,113m.N.N.W. Charles- 
ton, .35 S.S. W. Camden. Lon. 81'- 
1' W. Lat. 33° 57' iN. It is regu- 
larly laid out on an elevated plain, 
and contains a stale-house, court- 
house and jail, and 4 houses for 
public worshij),! for Presbyterians, 
1 for Episcopalians, 1 for Metho- 
dists, and 1 for Baptists. The 
town is supplied with water by ar- 
tificial means. A larfje reservoir 
is constructed 76 feet in diameter 
and 8 feel deep, into which the 
water is raised 1:20 feet by a steam 
engine and thence conveyed i 
cast iron pipes through the princ 
pal streets of the town. The ex- 
pense of this establishment was 
,^45,000. The healthy situation 
of the town, its position at the head 
of boat navigation on the Conga- 
ree, and its advantages as the seat 
of government, and of a well con- 
ducted college, combine to make 
it a place of importance. Inter- 
course with Charleston by steam- 
boat, has lately been established. 

South Carolina college was 
founded in this tow n by the legis- 
lature in 1801, and is immediately 
under the pationage of the State. 
It has a president, 4 professors, 2 
tutors, more than 100 students, a 
well selected library of 5,000 vol- 
umes, and a fine mathematical ap- 
paratus. Handsome brick build- 
ings are erected for the acommo- 



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dation of the president, professors^ 
and students. The Legislature 
make an annual grant to the col- 
lege of about ^510,000, and are per- 
petually extending to it a fostering 
hand. The Governor ,Judges, and 
other great Oflicers of State, are 
Trustees ex-otilicio. This college 
bids fair to be a most valuable in- 
stitution for South Carolina* 

Columbia, p-v. Richland co. S. 
Carolina. 

Columbia, co. Geo. on Savan- 
nah river. Pop. 12,G95. Slaves 
7,420. Engaged in agriculture 4,- 
048, in commerce 7, in manufac- 
tures 39. Chief town, Aplington. 
There is a post-oftice at the court- 
house. 

Columbia, p-t. and cap. Maury 
CO. Ten. on Duck river, 40 m. S. 
Nat^hvillc. Here is a court-house 
and academy. 

Columbia, p-t. and cap. Adair 
CO. Ken. 17 m. from Greensburg. 
Pop. in 1810, 175. Here is a bank. 

Cvlumbia, p-t. Hamilton co. 
Ohio, on Ohio river, G m. E.Cin- 
cinnati, I below the n)outh of the 
Little Miami. Pop. 2.814. 

Columbia, t. Meigs co. Ohio. 
Pop. 128. 

Columbia, t. 
Pop. 181. 

Columbia, p- 
ana. 

Columbia, t. 



Cuyahoga co.Ohio. 
V. Gibson co. Indi- 



Lawrence co. Ar- 
kansas. Pop. 520. 

Columbia, or Oregon river, one 
of the largest rivers in N. Ameri- 
ca, w hich waters the new territo- 
ry of Oregon. It rises in the Rocky 
mountains, about lat. 55° N. and 
running S. W. faHs into the Pacif- 
ic ocean, in lat. 46° 15' N. be- 
tween Cape Disappointment on 
the N. and Point Adams on the S. 
The whole length of the river is 
estimated at 1500 miles. Its pritt- 



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iipal bi-anches are the Wallau- 
mut, Lewis river, and Clarke's riv- 
er, all of which empty on the S. 
E. side : the first 125 miles fioni 
its mouth, the second 413, and the 
third about 600. Vessels of 300 
tons may ascend the Columbia, as 
far as the mouth of the Wallau- 
mut. J'ho tide liows up 183 miles, 
and large sloops may ascend this 
distance. Seven miles further up 
the navigation is interru})ted by 
the great rapids. Above the rap- 
ids, the river is navigable for 65 
miles, till it is interrupted by the 
long narrows, and 6 miles further 
up by the fails. Above the falls 
ihere are no obstructions for 150 
jniles, to the mouth of Lewis riv- 
er. The portages around the great 
rapids, long narrows, and falls, are 
in all 5 mires. 

Cabmbiana, co. Ohio, on Ohio 
river, which separates it from 
Pennsylvania. Pop. 22.033 ; en- 
gaged in agriculture 3,427, in com- 
merce ], in manufactures 1,029. 
Chief t. New Licboa. 

Columbiana, p-t. Columbiana co. 
Ohio, 8 m. N. New Lisbon. 

Colvmbus, n-t. Cheufingo co. N. 
Y. 12 m. N. E. Norwich. Pop. 1,- 
805. 

Coluvibus, CO. -^.C. Pop.3,.912. 
Slaves 913. Engaged in agricul- 
ture 51G, in commerce 3. Chief 
town, Whitcsville. At the court- 
house a post-office is kept. 

ColiimbiiSy p-t. Franklin co 
Ohio, and capital of the Slate, is 
on the Scioto river, just below tl;e 
confluence of the Whetstone, 45 
ni. N. Chillicothe, 60 W. Zanes- 
ville, 108 N. E. Cincinnati. Lat 
39057/N. Lon.830 3/W. The 
site is a pleasant rising ground, on 
the E. side of the Scioto. The 
town is regularly laid out, the 
«itreets crossing each other at right 



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angle?. The growtli of Colum- 
bus has been rapid. In 1812, the 
lots were first exposed to sale, with 
the timber then standing upon 
ihem, and in 1320, the town con- 
tained a handsome state-house, a 
building for tlie public oi^ices, and 
a penitentiary, all of brick ; a 
bank ; a market house ; 2 print- 
ing-olfices; more than 200 houses, 
and 1.500 inhabitants. 

Combahce, r. S. C. runs into St. 
Helena sound, 

CG?nhahee fermj, on this river, is 
17 miles from Jacksonboro', 15 
from Pocataligo. 

Comiie, r. Mississippi, joins the 
Amite, 12 m. E. Baton Rouge. 

Ccmmissioner' s creek, Geo. risns 
into the Oconee, 20 or SO m. be- 
low Miikdgeville. 

Conmiuuipa, v. Bergen co. N.J. 
on New-York bay, "2 m. S. W. 
Paulus-Hook. 

Compton. t. Bergen co. N. Y. 
Pop. 2,818. 

Conaquevesivg creek., Pa. joins 
the Mahoning 12 miles above its 
mouth. 

Conawango. See Coneicango. 

Coiichachitoi/, t. Mississippi, on 
the Pascagoula. Lon. 88^ 43' 
\V, Lat. 32^ 15' N. 

Concordj p-t. Rockii^ham co. 
N. H. and capital of the State, 
stands on the Merrimack, 42 m. 
W. N. AV. Portsmouth, 62 N. N. 
VV. Boston. Lon. 71" 30' W, 
Lat. 43fl2'N. Poj). 2,838. The 
village is built principally on two 
streets on the VV. bank of the river, 
and contains a State-house, state- 
prison. Congregational church, 
and about 120 dwelling houses. 
The State-house is a handsome 
stone building. The state-prison 
is also of stone and contains 36 
cells. \n 1823 the courts were 
removed from Portsmouth and are 



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By means 
of Merrimack river there is a boat 
comnmnicatioii between Concord 
and Boston. Mucli of the trade 
of the upper country centres heie. 

Concord, i. Grafton co. N. H. G8 
in. N. Concord. Pop. 1,126. 

Concord, p-t. Essex co. Vt. on 
Connecticut ri\ er, 38 m. E. IS". E. 
Montpelier. Pop. 806. 

Concord, r. Mass. formed by two 
branches, which unite at Concord, 
whence it flows N. E. and IN. 
with a gcnile current, through 
Bedford and BiUerica, and joins 
the Merrimack, in Tewksbury. 
Middlesex canal is supphcd with 
Avaler from this river. 

Concord, p-t. Middlesex co. 
Mass. on Concord river, 18 ni. i\. 
VV. Boston, 30 E. N. E. Worces- 
ter. Pop. 1,788. The courts of 
the county arc held alternately 
hero and at Cambridge. The 
public buildings are a court-house 
and spacious stone jail, and a Con- 
gregational church. Here are 3 
bridges across the river. — In this 
town the Provincial Congress met 
in 1774 ; and hero the tirst ojjik)- 
sition was made to the British 
troops, on the 19th of April, M'lo. 

Concord, p-t. Erie co. N. Y. S. 
of Buffalo. Pop. !2,78u. 

Concord, p-t. SaratORa co. N. "V . 
Pop. 571. 

Concord, p-v. Franklin co. Pa. 

Concord, t. Delaware co. Pa. on 
a branch of Chester creek, 21 m. 
S. W. Philadelphia. Pop. 1,032. 

Concord, t. Erie co. Pa. Poi). 
53. 

Concord, p-t. Sussex co. Del. 

Concord, p-v. Campbell co. Va. 

Concord, p-t. and cap. Cabarras 
00. ly. C. on Rocky river, 20 m. 
S. \V . Salisbury. 

Concord, \, Champaign co.Ohio. 
Pop. 507. 



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t. Miami co, Ohio. 



Concord 
Pop. 591. ' 

Concord, t. Ross co. Ohio, 12 
m. W. Chilllcothe. Pop. 2,234. 

Concord, t. Fayette co. Ohio. 
Pop. 347. 

Concord, t. Highland co. Ohio. 
Pop. 1,035. 

Concord, t. Delaware co. Ohio. 
Pop. 209. 

Concord, t. Washington co. Mis- 
souri. 

Concordia, co. Louisiana, on the 
Mississippi. Pop. 2,626. Slaves 
1,787. Engaged in agricuUur« 
1,469, in manufactures i3. Chief 
town Concordia. 

Concordia, p-t. and cap. Con- 
cordia CO. Louisiana, on the Mis- 
sissippi, opposite Natches. 

Conecoclieagtie, r. rises near 
Merccrsburg, Pa. and runs into 
I he Potomac at VVilliamsport, Md. 
8 in. S.thc Pennsylvania line. 

Conccnh, co. Alabama. Pop. 
5,731. Slaves 1,931. Engaged 
in agriculture 1,81-7, in commerce 
14, in manufactures 58, at the 
comt-housc is a post-office. 

Conccnh, r. Alabama, receives 

^ Escambia, and runs into the 
St. I\Iaria de Galvez, an arm of 
E'ensacola bay. It is navigable 
200 miles. 

Conedogicinil creek. Pa. runs E. 
into the Su.scjuehannah, a little 
above Harri>iburg. 

Conenuiu^li creek, Pa. rises in the 
AUegiiany mountains, and runs in- 
•o the Alleghany, 29 m. N. E, 
Pittsburg. At ChesuuL ridge, it 
takes the name of Kiskpmanifa.5 
CorirmMgh salt-tcorks, are situa- 
ted in Westmoreland and Indiana 
ounties, on both banks of this 
reck, 1 m. above its confluence 
with the Loyaliiannon; aiid 15 K. 
E. Greensbura;. 



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Conemnugh,t. Somerset co. Pa 
Pop. 378. 

Conemaughj X. Indiana co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,555. 

Coneiimzigh, I. Cambria co. Pa. 
Pop. 923. 

ConeqneiieniiZ, t. Butler co. Pa. 
Pop. 977. 

Cortestago, r. Pa, rims S. W. in- 
to the Susqueliannah, 15 m. below 
Columbia. 

Co7iestagOy t. Lancaster CO. Pa. 
Pop. 1,805. 

Coneivago, t. Adams co. Pa. 
Pop. 839. 

Conetvago, t. York co. Pa. Pop. 
915. 

Coneicango, r. N. Y. wiiicli re- 
ceives the waters ol' Chatuuque 
and Casdaga lakes. By means of 
it there is a navigable commuuica 
tion from the Ohio to within 9 
miles of Lake Erie. 

Canewavgo, t. \Varren co. Pa. 
Pop. 892. 

(Jongaree, r. S. C. formed by the 
confluence of Saluda and Broad 
rivers. After a course of 30 miles 
it joins the Waleree to form the 
Sautee. 

Co.'iii:ress, t. Wavne co. Ohio. 
Pop. 250. 

CouliocloTi cre-k, N. Y. rur.s into 
the Tioga at Paintod-Post, after a 
course of 70 miies. 

Couhoctov. p-t. Steuben co. (N 
V.) N. W. Bath. Pop. l.SfiO. 

ConnccUcut river, tiie largest ri- 
ver in New-Englau(i, rises neai 
the borders of Lower Canada, and 
running- soutli, divides New Ilamp 
shtre from Vermont, and passing 
through Massachusetts and Con 



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miles, to Hartford ; and bymoan:^ 
of canals and other improvements, 
has been rendered passable for 
!)oats to the Fifteen Mile Falls, 
250 miles fiuther. The perpen- 
dicular height of the falls which 
have been overcome by dams and 
locks between Springfield in Mas- 
.'sachusetts and Hanover in New- 
Hampshire, a distance of 130 
miles, is about 200 feet. 

Ctmnecficut lake, m the N. ))art 
of N. H. It is about 5^ miles 
long and 2^ broad, and is one of 
the sources of Connecticut river, 
Lat.450 2'N. 

Connecticut, one of the United 
States, bounded N. bv Massachu- 
setts ; E. by Rhode Island } S. by 
Long Island sound, and W. by 
New-York. It lies between 41° 
and 42^ 2' N. lat. and between 71^ 
29/ and 73° 24' W. Ion. It is 90 
miles long, 70 broad, and contains 
4,764 square miles. Pop. in 1790, 
237,946 ; in 1800, 251,002 ; in 
18)0, 261.942 ; in 1820, whites 
267,181, slaves 97 ; free blacks 
7,870, total, 275,248 ; engaged in 
agiicullure 60.518, in commerce 
3,581, in manufactures 17,581, 
The coast of this State is every 
where indented with liarbors, the 
principal of which aie those of 
New-London, New-Haven and 
Black Rock. The principal rivers 
are the Thames, the Connecticut 
and the IIou.satonnuc. The face 
of tiie country is hilly, but the hills 
are generally of moderate size, 
and occur in quick succession, fur- 
nishing the traveller with a beauti- 
i"ul and constantly varying pros- 



necticut, flows into Long Islandjp.cct. The great body of the State 
sound between Saybrook andiis excellent land. Indian corn, 
Lyme. Its whole length is 4]0Jrye, grass, and potatoes, arc the 
miles. It is navigable for vessels most important productions, 
drawing 10 feet water, 36 miles, to Among the literary institutions 
Middletown ; for small sloops, 'SQare Yale College, in Nevv-Havei>, 



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one of the oldest and mostrespec 
♦able colleges in the United States 
Bacon Academy in Colchester ; 
the Episcopal Academy at Che- 
shire ; the American Asylum for 
the deaf and dumb, in Hartford, 
and the school in Cornwall for 
educating heathen youth. Co 
mon schools are very liberally 
supported. The State has a fund 



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Southwick } measures are taking 
to have the canal continued to 
Connecticut river at Northamp- 



of j^l,700,000, the income of tVom E. to W . and on an averas 



v^hich together with ,<^12,000 horn 
the nuhlic taxes, is annually ap 
plied to the support of common 
schools. — The Congrcgationalist 
are the most numerous religion 
denomination. In 1818 they had 
213 congregations ; the Kpiscopa 
lians 74- ; Ba|)tists I'O, and Metlio 
(lists 53. There are very few ol 
any other sect. 

Connecticut has a larger pro 
portion of her citizens engaged in 
manufactures than any other 
Stale, except Rhode Island. Tl 
manufacture of tin into culinary 
vessels, is carried on to a verv 



great extent. The ware thus 10 miles to the boatable part of tl 



made is taken by pedlars and sold 
in all parts of the United States 
The other manufactures are nails, 
glass, hats, buttons, fire-arms, and 
Mooden clocks. — The trade of 
Connecticut is chiefly with the 
West India islands .and the South- 
ern states. The ex])orts con.^ist of 
horses, mules, butter aud cheese, 
cider, Indian corn, beef, pork, &ic. 
Much of the produce of the west- 
ern parts of (he slate is carried to 
New-York, and of the eastern 
parts to Boston and Providence. 
The amount of shipping belonging 
to the state in 1816, was CO.IO^ 
tons. A company has been re- 
ecntly incorporated for the pur- 
pose of opening a canal from the 
tide waters at New-Haven to thi 



ron. For Housatonnuc canal sec 
HoHsatonnuc. 

Conneclicnl re^icrve, often called 
J\'<Tc Conncctinit, is in the N. E. 
part of the state of Ohio, border- 
ing on Lake Eric and the state of 
Pennsvlvania. It is 120mileslon" 



52 broad, containing 4,G80 square 
miles, or 3,00(),OOU acres, it is 
divided into counties, and is prin- 
cipally settled by emigrants from 
Massachusetts and C'onnecticut. 

Cowieovghtf t. Erie co. P.i. 
Pop. G31. 

Conneoj/ffht, creek, Ohio, runs 
into Lake Erie in the N. E. part of 
the State, 

Connermghtcej t. Erie co. Pa. 
Pop. 438. 

Connesaugah. r. Alabama, one 
of the head streams of the Coosa. 
From the boatable part of this 
creek, there is a portage of 8 or 



\moy. 

CvnnchriVe., p-t. and borough. 
Fayetie co. Pa. on the N. side of 
the Youghiogany, at the head of 
navigation, 200 m. from Washing- 
ton, 33 from Morganslown, Va. 
25.5 from Philadelphia. Pop. 600. 
In its vicinity are several forges, 
merchant mills, and other mills. 

Connolmtay creek. Pa. runs i)ifo 
the Delaware near Hancock .' 
town, in Maryland. 

ConoUen creek, Ohio, runs into 
the Muskingum H or 8 va. above 
New Philadelphia. 

Conquest, p-t. Cayuga co. N. Y. 

Com-ad's store, p-v. Kockingliam 
CO. Va.. 
^ Constable, p-t. Franklin co. N 
Y. bordering on Canada, 14 m. N 



northern boundary of the State ai Malone. Pop. G37 



coo 



Constantia, p-t. Oswei^o N.Y. or. 
Oneida Lake. Pop. 767. 

Constantia, p-v. ^Vadia co. Lou- 
isiana. 

Constantia^ t. and cap. Pope co. 
Illinois. 

Covctoocnok, r. N. II. runs into 
tbe Merrimack at Concord. 

Comcaij, p-K Strafi'drd co. N. H. 
on Saco river, .56 m. N. N E. 
Concord. Pop. 1,365. From the 
\illa?^e is a deiightliil prospect oi' 
the ftutile lands on the Saco, bor- 
dered on each side by high moun- 
tains and terminated' towards the 
N. by the lofty sammit of Mount 
Washington, 20 miles distant. 

Cortira?/. p-t. Franklin co. Mas?. 
6 m. W. S. W. Grt-;'ii field, 13 N. 
W. Northampton. Pop. l.TOo. 

Co7iivaiiboro:is:h, p-v. Horry co. 

Comiatt, t. Crawford co. Pa. 
Pop. 562. 

Conyn^ham, p-v. Luzerne co. 
Pa. 

Cookers Law Ojice, p-v. Elbert 
CO. Geo. 

Cooke's settlement, IMissouri, on 
the road from St. Louis to Arkan- 
sas and Red rivers, 30 m. from Si. 
Genevieve, 8 from Murphy's set- 
tlement. 

Cooke'' stoivn, p-v. Vv'eslmorcland 
CO. Pa. 

Coolidge imdvjo^y t.Md. on the 
Patuxent, 28 m, S. S. W. Annap- 
olis. 

Coolspriiig, t. Mercer co. Pa 
Pop. 596. 

Co'->per, t. W'ashiugton co. Me. 
Pop. 200. 

Cooper, r. S. C. passes alons 
the E. side of the city of Charles- 
ton, and m^'ets the A-hley, iv. 
Charleston harbor. A canal con- 
nects it with the Santee, and 
opens a navigable comnniuication 



92 COO 

between Charleston and the inte- 
rior country. 

■'• ■ Pop. 



Cooper, CO. Missouri 
6,959. Slaves 637. Engaged in 
agriculture 1,505, in commerce 
28, in manufactures 157. 

Coopers ferry, p-v. Gloucester 
CO. N. J. 

Coopersfozcn, p-v. and cap. Ot- 
sego CO. N. Y. in the township of 
Otsego, at the S. W. end of Otsego 
lake. It is on one of the western 
fnrnpikes through NewYork State, 
12 m. W. Cherry Valley, 67 W. 
Albany, 45 from Johnstown on the 
Muhawk. Pop. 783. Lon. 74° 
48' W. Lat. 42- 44' N. It contains 
a courthouse and jail, 2 churches, 
and an academy. The Snsque- 
hannah issues from the lake, and 
various mills are erected upon it. 

Cooperstoicn, v. Harford co. Md. 
12 m. N. W. Harford, 24 N. E. 
Baltimore. 

Coos, CO. N, H. bounded N. hy 
Lower Canada, E. by Maine, S. 
by Grafto:i and Strafford counties, 
and W. by Connecticut river, 
which separates it from Vermont. 
Pop. 5,519 ; engaged in agricul- 
ture 1,760, in commerce 12, in 
'uanufactures 71. Chief town, 
Lancaster. 

Coos, Lower, and Upper, two 
tracts of country, ]N. H. Upper 
Coos lies S. of Upper Ammonoosuc 
river. Lancaster is in this tract. 
Lower Coos lies S. of Lower Am- 
monoosuc river. In this tract, is 
Haverhill. _ 

Coosa, r. the N. branch of the 
\labama, is formed by the union 
of Etowah and Oostenalah rivers 
in Geo. and meets the Talnpoosa 
3 m. below Fort .Tack';on. There 
is a fall in it, 7 miles from its 
mouth, and rapids thence for 50 
miles to Fort William ; above 



COR 



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Con 



which, boats may proceed within 
8 miies of the waters that flow in- 
to the Tennessee. See Connes- 
angah. 

Coosaw, or Coosaroatchie, r. S. 
C. runsS.S. E. into Broad river. 
an(.l Whale branch, which sepa- 
rate Port Royal island from the 
main land. 

Coosawatchie, p-t. Beaufort dis- 
trict S. C. on the W. side of the 
-Coosaw, 27 m . N. W. Beaufort, 7C 
W. S. W. Charleston. The courts 
for the district arc hold here. 

Cootstoivn, p-t. Berks co. Pa. 17 
m. N. N. E. Reading, 73 N. i\. W. 
Philadelphia. It contains about 
40 houses, and a church. 

Copenhagen, p-v. Lewis co.N.Y. 

Copleu, t. Medina co. Ohio. 
Pon. l&J. 

Copper river, N. W. Territory, 
after a course of 300 miles, joins- 
the Chippeway, 30 m. above its 
mouth. 

Corbeau, r. Rli'^souri Territory 
the largest tributary to the Missis- 
sippi above the St. Peters. Its 
southern branch rises near the 
sources of the St. Peters and re- 
ceives the N. W. branch called 
the Pemmisco whose head waters 
arc near those of Red river. The 
united stream then flows 180 miles 
and joins the Missisippi in lat 
45° 49' oQ" N. 

Core sound, on the coast of N. 
C. 20 miles long. Lon.77° 5' W. 
Lat. 34.^ 38'' N. It communicate? 
with Pamlico sound on the JN.; 
Beaufort inlet leads into it on the S 

Corinth, p-t. P(;nobscot co. 



Yoik CO. Maine, 
50 m. N. York. 



Maine, at the fork of the roads, 18;co. Ct 



Cornish, p-t. 
on Saco river, 
Pop. 1,088. 

Cornish, p-t. Cheshire co. N. H. 
on Connecticut river, 16 m. S. 
Dartmouth colleo;e,34 N. W. Con- 
cord. Pop. 1,701. 

CornviUe, p-t. Somerset cov 
.Maine, 11 ni. E. N. E. Norridge- 
\vock,44 N. Hallowell. Pop. 652. 
We.sserunset river runs through 
he centre of the town, and seve- 
al mills are erected on it. 

Cornu-all, t. Addison co. Vt. on 
Otter creek, 36 m. S. Burlington. 
Pop. 1,120. 

Cornuall, p-t. Litchfield co. 
Conn, on the E. side of Housa- 
tonnuc river, 10 m. N. W. Litch- 
field. Pop. 1,662. There is a 
Foreign Mission School in this 
place, under the direction of the 
American Bsard of Commission- 
ers for Foreign Missions, estab- 

hed in 1817, for the purpose of 
educating heathen youtii from va- 
ious parts of the world. After 
they ha\e received their educa- 
tion, they are sent home to instruct 
heir own countrymen. In 1821 
the number of puj)ils was 29 ; of 
whom 19 were American Indians, 
and 6 from the islands of the Pa- 
cific ocean. Sixteen of these 
youth have already proceeded to 
different missionary stations well 
(|ualified for usefulness. 

C(?rnH«//, p-t. Orange co. N. Y. 
on the Hudson, below Nevvbnrg, 
52 m . N . Ne w- York . Pop . 3,020. 
In this town is West Point. 

Coitiwall bridge, p-v. Litchfield 



lii.iN. W.Bangor. Pop. 296. It 
is a fine flouiishing town, 

CoH:ith. p-t. Orange CO . Vt. 41 
m. N. Windsor. Pop. 1,907. 

CVru<//f,t. Saratoga co. N. Y. 
Pop. 1,490. 



Corrina.^. Somerset co. Maine. 
Pop. 411.* 

Corryslown, p-v. in Charleston, 
Montgomcrv co. N. Y. 

Corllundt. See Courtlandt, 



cov 



^onjdon, p-t. Harrison co. Indi- 
ana, 10 m. from Ohio river, 25 W. 
Jefiersonville, 20 from New Al- 
bany. The settlement was begun 
in 1809. Pop. in 1819, 1,000. I» 
the neighl)ourhood there is a cave 
which produces epsom-salts and 
salt-petre. The seat of govern- 
ment of the State is at present at 
Corv'don, but is to be removed to 
Indianapolis. 

Coshocton or Cochedon, p-v. in 
Bethel, Sullivan co. N. Y. on the 
Delaware, at the crossing of the 
turnpike, GO m. W. Newburg, 140 
from Albany. 

Coshocton, CO. Oliio, on Musk- 
ingum river. Pop. 7,086 ; enga- 
ged in agriculture 1,622 ; in com- 
merce 7, in manufactures 38. 
Chief town, Coshocton. 

Coshocton, p-t. and cap. Coshoc- 
ton CO. Ohio, on Muskingum river, 
opposite the mouth of White-wo- 
man's creek, 23 m. N. Zanesville, 
66 E. Columbus. The Musking- 
um is navigable to this place for 
large boats. 

Cotaco, now Morgav, co. Al. 

Cote-sans-dessein, t. Montgomery 
CO. Missouri, and the temporary 
seat of government of the Slate, is 
on Missouri river, opposite the 
mouth of the Osage, 70 m. W. St. 
Charles. It contains about 30 
families mostly French. 

Cottcm- Gin Port, ^i the head of 
aiavigation on the Tombigbee, in 
Mississippi, about 15 m. W. of the 
boundary of Alabama. 

Cotton Port, p-t. and cap. Lime- 
atone CO. Alabama, on Limestone 



94 COV 

Lake Mcmphramagog, 46 m. N- 
Montpelier. Pop. 282. 

Coventnu t. Kent co. R.I. 15 m. 
S.W.Providence. Pop. 3,139. It is 
well watered. Some of the streams 
run into the Patuxet on the E. 
and some into the Quinebaug on 
the W. 

Coventry, p-t. Tolland co. Ct 
18 m. E. Hartford. Pop. 2,058. 

Coventni, p-t. Chenango co. N. 
Y. 7 m. W. Jericho. Pop. 1,431. 

Coventry, t. Chester co. Pa. on 
the S. side of the Schuylkill, oppo- 
site Pottsgrove. Pop/l;977. 

Coventni, t. Portage co. Ohio. 
15 m. S. W. Ravenna. Pop. 400. 
The portage between the Cuyaho- 
ga and TuscaravvaSjis at this place. 

Covert, t. Seneca co. N. Y. ex- 
tending between Seneca and Cay- 
aga lakes. Pop. 3,439. 

Covington, t. Genesee co. N. Y. 
12 m. S. E. Batavia, Pop. 2,144. 

Covington, t. Clearfield co. Pa, 
Pop. 90. 

Covington, t. Luzerne co. Pa. 
Pop. 373. 

Covington, formerly Piitman, p-t 
Tioga CO. Pa. Pop. 655. 

Covington, co. Missi?-sippi. Pop. 
2,230. Slaves 426. Engaged in 
agriculture 663, in commerce 5, 
in manufactures 8. At the court- 
house is a post-office. 

Covington, p-t. St. Tammany's 
CO. La. 

Covington, p-t. Campbell co. 
Ken. on the Ohio, opposite Cincin- 
nati, and separated by Licking 
creek from Newport. The great 
road from V'iririnia to the Miami 



creek, 1 m. above its confluence, passes through it. It is well situ- 
with the Tennessee. Jt was laidattd for trade, Licking jiver being 
out in 1818. jnavigable for large boats, 100 m. 

Corentrij, t. Grafton co. N. H.iThe streets of the town are so laid 
m. E. Haverhill. Pop. 315. out. as to appear to be a continuti- 

Covcntrijji. Orleans co. Vt. on, tion of those of Cincinnati. Hand- 
'somc public buildings are to be 



C AV 9o 

i^rected; and a bridge to conned 
it Avilh Neuport. The scenerj 
around this place is uncoainionly 
bcaiUifiil. 

Covington, t. and cap. Washing- 
ton CO. Illinois, on Kaskaskia^ 
river. 

Council Bliijf, on tlie E side of 
the Missouri, a Hide above the 
mouth of the river Platte. 800 ni 
from the Mississippi. Lon. 96° 
40' W. Lat. 41° 30' N. This place 
is occupied by the U. S. as a mil- 
itary post. The position is a very 
important one, being about half 
May be ween St. Louis and the 
Mandan village, and at that point 
on the Missouri, which ajiproach- 
es nearest to tlie post at the mouth 
of St. Peters, with which in tlie 
event of hostilities, it may co-ope- 
rate. It is, besides, in the cen- 
tre of the most powerful tribes, and 
the most numerous Indian popu- 
lation, west of the Mississippi. 

Courtableau, r. Louisiana, is 
formed by the Crocodile and 
Boeuf, and joins the Atchafalaya. 
30 m . W. Baton Rouge. 

C'ourllandt, co. N. Y. bounded 
N. by Onondaga co. E. by Che- 
nango CO. S. by Broome co. W'.by 
Tomkins and Cayuga cos. Fop. 
i5,8G9. Chief t. Homer. 

Courtlandt,\>-x. Cayuga co, N.Y. 

Coicrdandt, p-t. Courtlandt co. 
NY. 

Courtlandt toicn, p-t. Wes'.ches- 
ferco. N. Y. on the Hudson, W m. 
N. New-York. Pop. 3,054. In 
this town is the village of Peeks- 
kill. 



Ohio 



Courticright, p-v. Fairfield co.Lake Superior. 



OKA 

Cow hland, (Isle de Vaches,) in 
Missouri river, 380 m. above its 
mouth, about 100 aboveFortOsat^e. 
Here ihe expedition to the Yel- 
lowstone wintered in 1818-19. 

Coirpnstnre, r. Va. one of the 
principal branches of Jumes river. 

Coupcns, in Union co. S. C. be- 
tween Pacolet and Broad rivers, 
the place where Gen. Morgan de- 
feated the British under Col, 
Tarlcton,Jan. 11, 1781. 

CoiV2Krshill,\>\'. Robertson co. 
N. C. 

Coxackie, p-t. Greene co. N. Y. 
on the Hudson, 25 m. S. Albany, 
8 above Catskill. Pop. 2,355. 
There are 3 landings in this town, 
Tlip village of Coxackie contains 
aliout 100 dwelliu" houses, and a 
church. New Baltimore was set 
oil fi-om the N. E. part of this town 
in 1811. 

Coijati, settlement.Tenn. on Tenr 
nessee river, 30 ui. below Knox- 
ville. 

Crab-bottom, or Hulls, p-v. Pen- 
dleton CO. Va. 

Crab-orchard, p-v. Washingtou 
CO. Va. 

Crab-orchard, p-t. Lincoln co. 
Ken. on Dick's river, 8 m. from 
Cumberland river, 25 S. E. Dan- 
ville. 

Craftsburii, p-t. Orleans co. Vt. 
28m."^N. Monipelier. Pop. G05. 
The courts, of the county were 
formerly held here. 

Craigie's mills, p-v. Oxford co. 
Me. 

Crfivberry, r. N. W. Territory, 
which runs into the S. W. end of 



I Cranbcrnj, p-t. Middlesex co, 
Cowders2)orf, t. and cap, PotterN.J. 9m.E. Princeton, 16 S. S. 



CO. Pa. jW, Brunswick. 

Co;r/br(/,ford in St. John's river,' Cranhemj, t. 
Florida, 28 m. from the bar at the Pop,7G5, 
mouth of the river. I 



Butler CO, Fa. 



C R A 9b 

Cranberrij creek, p-v. in North- 
ampton, Montgomery co. N. Y. 

Cranben-y Llands, 2 in number, 
on the coast ol" Maine, near the S 
E. coast of Mount Desert. 

Ci-ane'j, small island, Va. in 
Hampton Roads, on the S. side of 
James river,at the mouth of EUza- 
beih river, 5 m. S. W. Fort George. 
It has a strong fort, which com- 
mands the entrance of both rivers. 

Crcmston, t. Providence co. R. 1. 
on the W. bank of Providence 
river, 5 m. S. Providence. Pop. 
2,274. It contains 4 houses of 
public worship, 2 for Baptists, 1 for 
Quakers, and 1 for Methodists. Iron 
ore of an excellent quality is found 
here. The manufacture of cotton 
is carried on cxtensivelj' in this 
town. In this town is the village 
of P(nvti/xet, which see. 

Craven, CO. in Newbern district. 
N. C. Pop. 13,374. Slaves 5,- 
027. Engaged in agriciiltnre 3,- 
200, in commerce 183, in manufac- 
tures 430. Chief t. Newbern. 

Crawford, co. Pa. bounded N. 
by Erie CO. E. by Warren co. S. 
by Venango and Mercer counties, 
and W. by Ohio. Pop. 9,397; 
engaged in agriculture 2,020, in 
commerce 13, in manufactures 
195. Cliief town, Meadville. 

Crauford, co. Indiana. Pop 
2,583; engaged in agriculture G81, 
in commerce 1, in manufacture.s 
36. Chief town, Fredonia. 

Crawford, co. Illinois, on the 
Wabash. Pop. 3,022; engaged 
in agiiculuire *975, in commerce 5, 
in manufactures 21. Chief town, 
Palestine. 

Crawford, co. Michigan. Pop. 
492. 

Crave ford, t. Pulaski co. Arkan- 
sa.s. Pop. 547. 

Crairfo)rd, co. Arkun.sas, Scat of 
justice, Fort Smith. 



CRO 

Crecgerstoirn, t. Frederick co- 
Md.on the Monocacy river, 11 
m.N. Frederickton. 

Creek Agenaj, Baldwin co. Geo. 
on Flint river, 30 m.W. Fort Haw- 
kins. Here is a post-office. 

Creeks, Indians, inhabiting the 
western parts of Georgia, and the 
eastern parts of Alabama. — Their 
princi[)al settlements are on the 
Coosa, Tallapoosa, and Chatahoo- 
chee rivers. The country is fer- 
tile and salubrious, covered wilh 
fine timber, watered by numerous 
navigable rivers, and sufficiently 
extensive to support, with proper 
cultivation, more than a million 
souls. The number of the Creeks 
was formerly estimated at 24,000, 
of whom 6,000 were warriors, but 
in their war with the U. S. in 1813 
-14, they sutTered severe losses. 
They now amount to 20;000, and 
are the most warlike tribe on thi.s 
side the Mississippi. For several 
years past, efforts have been made 
to introduce among tbem agricul- 
ture and the arts of civilized life, 
and with considerable success. 

Creek path, missionary station 
among the Cherokees, on the S. 
side of Tennessee river, in Alaba- 
ma, about GO m. from Talonev and 
lOOW. S. W.Braiuerd. 

Cresa^ishurg, p-t. Alleghany co 
Md.5 m. W. Cumberlanci. 

Crewsville, p-v. Hanover co. 
V^a. 

Crichlon's store, p-v. Bruns- 
wick CO. Va. 

Croghajti's gap, p-v. Cnmberland 
CO. Pa. 

Croghanville, t. Sandusky co. 
Ohio, on the E. side of Sandusky 
river, opposiie Fort Stephenson, 
20 m. above its mouth, 105 E. Co- 
lumbus. Pop. 78. 

Crooked creek, Pa. runs into the 
AUeshanv 8 m. below Kittaniuir- 



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07 



cue 



Arm 



L rooked creek bridge, p-v 
strong CO. Pa. 

Crooked Lake, \n Steuben and 
Ontario comuies, N. Y. comma 
nicates by an outlet, 5 miles long 
with Seneca lake. It is 18 miles 
long, and 1.^ broad. 

Crooked river, Maine, rulis into 
Seljago pond alter a S. E. course 
of about 40 miles. 

Crooked river, Camden co. Geo. 
runs into the Atlantic between the 
Siitilla and the Si. Marj's, 12 or 
li m. N. St. Mary's. 

Crooked river, Illinois, runs nto 
the Illinois from the N. W. 75 m. 
above its mouth. 

Croshij,\>-\. Hancock co. Me. 

Crosby, p-t. Hamilton co. Ohio, 



caster, 11 N. by W. Elkton Md. 
and 18 W. N. W. Wilmington Del. 

Crosn 7-oads, v. Ivent to. Md. 2 
m. S. Georgetown, 

Crossuicks, v. Bnrlington co. N. 
J.4m.S.W. Allcntown, 8 S. E. 
Trenton, 14 S. W. Burlington. 

Croton creek, rises in PSew-Fair- 
field, Ct. and running across Put- 
nam and Westchester counties, 
N.Y. falls into the Tappan sea in 
l-Iud.sou river. At Croturi falls ihc. 
water descends perpendicularly 
GO or 70 feet. A bridge erected 
across the creek 3 miles from its 
month, commands a tine view of 
the falls. 

C';o»-,r.Mi.«souriTerrilory,whicJi 
runs into the Mississippi 25 ra. a- 



on (he Miami, opposite Colerain. bove St. Anthony's falls. 



Pop. 1,72 

Cross Anchor, p-v. Spartanburg 
CO. S. C. 

Cross creek. See Fayettpville. 

Cross creek, t. Washtnglon co. 
Pa. Pop. 1,908. ~ -- 

Cross a-eek, or Indian cross creek, 
r. Ohio, \\hich runs into the Ohio 
3 m. below Steuben ville. 

Crosscreek, t. JelVerson co. Ohio. 
3 m. W. Steubeuville. Pop. 1,- 
G51. 

Cross island, on the coast of 
Maine, at the entrance into Ma- 
chias bay. Lon. G7° 15' V/. 

Cross Keys, p-v. Southampton 
CO. Va. 

Cross Keijs, p-v. Union co. S.C. 

Cross Lake, N. Y. on the borders 
of Cayuga and Onondaga coun- 
ties. Seneca river passes tlirough 
it. 

Cross Cape, on the east coast of 
Florida. Lon. 84° 50' W. Lat.4GC 
27' N. 

Cross river, p-v. Westchester co. 
N. Y. 

Cross roads, v. in New-London 
Cliester cO- Pa. 27 19. S. E, Lan- 



Croiv creek. Ten. falls info the 
Tennessee, of)posite Crow town, 
12 m. below ISickojack town. 

Croirnpoint, p-t. Essex co. N.Y. 
on Lake Chaniplain, 15 m. N. Ti- 
conderoga, 184 from Montreal. 
Lat. 44'^ 3/ N. Lon. 73^^ 29' \\ . 
Pop. 1,522. The fort in this town, 
called Crownpoint, was the most 
regular and expensive which the 
British constructed in America, 
and is conspicuous in tlie histoij 
of the American wars. It is now 
demolished. 

Croivsnest, mt. in the High- 
lands, near Hudson river, N. Y. 
Height, 1.3.30 feet. 

Crmvsville,\}-\. Spartanburg co. 
S.C. 

Croydon, t. Cheshire co. N. H. 
18 m. i\. E. Chnrlestown, 34 N. 
W. Concord. Pop. 1,0G0. 

Cru^erstoiC7i, p-t. Frederick co. 
Md. 

Cuba, t. Alleghany co. N. Y. 

Cubb's cree/;,Va. runs into Staun- 
ton river, Lon. 79° W. Lat. 36^ 
47/ IN. 

Cuckooville, p-v. Louisa co. Va. 



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CUM 



Culpepper^ co. Va. between the. made from this place to Hagars- 
Bliie Ridge and the tide waters, town ; and anotheiover the moun- 
At tljc court house is a post-oftice.itains to Wheeling, Va. at an cx- 
45 ni. from Fredericksburg. 9o|pcnse of 1,800,000. 



from Charlotteville. Pop. 20,944. 
Slaves 9,4G8. Chief town Fair- 
fax. 

Cumberland, co. in the S. W. 
part of Maine, bounded N.by Ox- 
ford, E. by Lincoln, S. by the At- 
lantic, and \V. by Yoi k. Pop. 49,- 
445 . Chief to w n , Portl and . 

Cumberland, t. Providence co. 
R. I. on Pawlucket river, 8 m. N. 



Providence, Pop. 2;65o. It is_^ C'2/7?jZ>e/7a??f/, co. in Fayette dis 



extensively engaged in cotton man 



Cumberland, CO. \a. on the N. 
side of Appo.i atox river, which 
divides it from Prince Edward. 
The court-house, where is a post- 
office, is 28 m. from Powhattan, 
52 from Richmond. Pop. 11.023. 
Slaves 6,813. Chief t. Cartersville. 

Cumberland, t. New Kent co. 
Va. on tiic Pamuuky, bo m. Y.. 
Richmond. 



trict N. C. F 



op. 



14,446. Slaves 



ufactures. It contains 4 houses|4,751. Chief town, Fayetteville. 



of public worship, 2 for Baptists, 1 
for Methodists, and 1 for Quakers. 

Cumberland, co. IN . J. on Dela- 
ware bay, bounded N. by Glou- 
cester CO. E. by Cape May co. S. 
by Delaware bay, and Vv'. by Sa- 
lem CO. Pop. 12,668. Chief town, 
Bridgetown. 

Cumberland, co. Pa. bounded N. 
by Mifflin, E. by the Susquelian- 
nah, which sepaiates it from Dau- 
phin, S. by Yoik and Adams, and 
S. W. and W by Franklin. Pop. 
23,606. Chief town, Carlisle. 

Cumberland, t. Adams co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,022. 

Cumberland, t. Greene co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,731. 

Cumberland vcdicn, t. Bedford co. 
Pa. Pop. 683. 

Cumberlmd, p-t. and cap. Alle- 
ghany CO. Md. on the north side 



Cumberland, co. Ken. Pop. 
3,0^8. Slaves'1,332. Chief town, 
Burkesville. 

Cumberland ford. p-v. Knox co. 
Kon. 

C:rmberland gap, p-v. Claiborne 
CO. Ten. 

Cumberland head, a peninsula 
on the W. shore of Lake Cham- 
plain, between which and the main 
land is Cumberland bay. 

Cumberland island, on the coast 
of Geo. between the mouths of 
Satillaand St. ^Mary's river. On 
the S. point, there was formerly a 
forf, which commanded the en- 
trance of St. Mary's river. 

Cumberland mountains, are a 
part of the Laurel mountains, and 
extc:iJ N. E. and S. W. from 
Virginia, along the S. E. border of 
Kentucky, across Tennessee, ter- 



of the Potomac, <at the June- minating near its southern boun- 
tion of Wills creek, 143 m. W.dary. The ridge is about 30 miles 
by N. Baltimore, 105 JV. W. broad, and enlarijes in Tennessee 
"Washinston, 140E.bvS. Whee- to the width of 50 miles. Li one 



fat. '39° 37' "N. It con- 
a court-house and jail, a 



ling, 
tains 

bank, and 3 churches, 1 for Lu- 
therans, 1 for Roman Catholics, 
and 1 for Methodists. Pop. about 



place there is a ledge of rocks neac 
the summit, 30 miles long, with a 
perpendicular front to the S. E. 
of 200 feet. 

Cumberland, river, U. States, fi- 



1-COO. A road has been lately ses in tlie Cumberland moantain?,. 



DAL 

iii KeaLiicky, and running 
Tennessee, makes a circular bfMul, 
passing again into Kentucky, and 
empties into the Ohio, 1,113 m. 
below Fittsl)urg, 10 above the 
mouth of Tennessee river. It is 
600 miles long, and navigable Ibi 
boats of 13 tons, 5U0 miles. 

CuininiiigtoUj p-t. Humj^shireco. 
Mass. 20 m. N. \V. iNoithampton. 
Pop. 1,0G0. 

Cuniru, t. Berks co. Pa. Pop. 
2,4f32. 

Cunnivghani's island, Ohio, at 
the W. end of Lake Erie, near 
the entrance of Sandusky bay. 

Cumiingliains store, p- v. Person 
eo. N. C. 

Currant, r. Arkansas Territory, 
runs into White P.iver from the 
nest, and is navigable 100 miles. 

Currant river, t. Lawrence co. 
Arkansas. Pop. 422. 

Currituck, co. on the coast of 
Edenlon district, N. C. bounded 
IS. by Virginia, E. by Currituck 
Sound, S. by Albemarle Sound, 
and \V. bv Camden co. Pop. 
8,098. Slaves 1,854 Dismal 
Swamp is in this county. Cur- 
rituck Sound communicates with 
Albemarle Sound, and also by 



99 DAM 

mtoiseveral inlets with the Adantie. 
At the court-house is a post-ofiice. 

Curvens, p-v. Lawrence co. Ar- 
kansas Territory. 

Cusaivago creek, r. Pa. joins 
French creek at Meadville. 

Cuscou-illa, t. Florida, in Ala- 
chua, 70m. ^V^ St. Augustine. 

Clicking, t. Lincoln co. Maine^ 
33 m. E. W iscassct. Pop. 600. 

Cussewago, t. Crawford co. Pa. 
Pop. 642. 

Cutanteguet, r. Ontario co. N. Y. 
rises about 20 m. S. lake Ontario, 
and runs into Cutanteguet bay, 9 
m. from lake Ontario. 

Cutclwgue, p-v. SuH'olk CO. N. Y. 

Cuyahoga, r. Ohio, runs into 
lake Erie, after a course of 60 
miles. It is navigable a consider- 
able distance. There is only a 
short portage between this river, 
and the branches of the Muskin- 
gum . 

Cu'jahoga, co. Ohio, on lake 
Erie, at the mouth of Cuvahoga 
river. Pop. 6,328. Chief town, 
Cleveland. 

Cijiithiann. See Cinthiana. 

Cijpress-briclge, p-v. Chatham 
CO, ^i. C. 



D, 



Dachf,t:t, r. runs into Red riv- 
er, at lake Bistlneau. 

Dagsborough, j)-t. and htindrcd, 
Sussex CO. l)el. on Pepers creek, 
a branch of Indian river. 19 m. 
from Broadkill, 127 from Philadel- 
phia. Pop. 2,204. 

Dallas, t. Luzerne co. Pa. Pop. 
465. 

Dallas, CO. Alabama, on both 
sides of Alabama river,? at the 
junction of the Cahanba, Pop. 



6,003. Slaves 2,677. Chief town, 
Cahawba. 

Dahtuttia, p-v. Northumberland 
CO. Pa. 

Dalton, p-t. Coos co. N. H. on 
Connecticut river, at the 15 mile 
falls, 8 m. S. Lancaster. Pop. 
.347. 

Dalton, p-t. Berkshire co. Mfiss. 
J2 m. N. N. E. Lenox, 130 W. 
Boston. Pop. 817. 

Damariscotta, r. Lincoln cov- 



DAN 100 

Maine, rises in a large pond a))(l 
flows into the sea between the 
towns of Boolhbay and Biistol. 
It is navigable 15 miles, and com- 
nfiiinicates at its mouth with Town- 
se)id harbor or Booth bay. 

Damascus J t. Wayne co. Pa. on 
Delaware river, 18 m. N. W. 
Bethany. Pop. 366. 

Damascus, p-v. Montgomery co. 
Md. 

Damascus, p-v. Logan co. Ohio. 

Dames gore, Grafton co. N. II. 
Pop. 28. 

Dan, V. rises on the borders of 
N. Carolina and Virginia, and 
flowing through a fertile country, 
unites Wid) Staunton river, to form 
the Roanoke. It is navigable to 
Danville, where there are falls of 
22 or 23 feet perpendicular ; bui 
by the improvements Avhich are 
contemplated, its navigation will 
be extended 100 miles from its 
mouth, 

Dana, t. Worcester co. Mass. 22 
m. N. \V. Worcester, 70 m. W 
Boston. Pop. 664. 

Danbuni, t. Grafton co. N. H 
25 m. IN. W. Concord. Pop. 467 

Danbury, p-t. Fairfield co. Ct. 
Tlie courts are held altcrnateh 
here and at Fairfield. The vil- 
lage contains a court-house, jail, 
academy, 4 churches, 1 each fo 
Presbyteriaus,Episcopalians, San 
demanians and Methodists ; and 
200 dwelling houses. Danbury i.- 
tlie most considerable town in the 
county in the extent and variety of 
business carried on. Here are 
not less than 50 shops for the man- 
ufacture of hats. 33 m. W. N. 
W. New-Haven, 54 S. W. Hart- 
ford, 65 from N. York, 40 from 
Newburg. Pop. 3,873. In 1777 
the town w ith a largo q'santity oi 
military stores was burnt by the 



DAN 

British. In the subsequent battle 
Maj. Gen. Wooster was slain. 

Danbmij, t. Huron co. Ohio, 
comprises the peninsula between 
Portage river and Sandusky bay. 
It is about 20 miles long, and 2 or 
3 wide, and terminates in Point 
Prospect. A custom-house is 
kept at Bull island, on the southern 
shore of the peninsula near the 
point. Pop. 157. 

Danby, p-t. Rudand co. Vt. 32 
m. VV. Windsor. Pop. 1,607. 

Danbii, p-t. Tioga co. N. Y. 8 
m. N. Spencer. Pop. 2,001. 

Danccfs store, p-v. Northamp- 
ton CO. N. C. 

Damlriclge, p-t. and cap. Jef- 
ferson CO. Ten. on French Broad 
river, 33 m. E. Knoxville. 

Daniel hill, p-v. Rowan co. 
N. C. 

Danielsville, p-v. Spotsylvania 
CO. Va. 

Dmielsville, p-t. and cap. Madi- 
son CO. Geo. 90 m. from Milledge- 
ville. 

Damihe, p-t. in Herkimer co. 
N.Y. Pop. 3,187. 

Dansville,]>t. Steuben co. N.Y. 
35 m. N. W. Bath. Pop. 1,565. 

Dativers, p-t. Essex co. Mass. 
adjoining Salem. 16 m. N. E. Bos- 
ton. Pop. 3,646. It contains 2 
meeting-houses for Congregation- 
alists and 1 for Baptists. The 
most considerable and compact 
•settlement is a continuation of the 
[principal street of Salem . Large 
quantities of bricks, earthenware, 
and leather are manufactured 
here. In the village of New Mills, 
at the head of Beverly river, 
there is a large iron manufactory, 
and die business of ship-building 
is carried on. 

Danville, t. Cumberland co^ 
Maine. Pop. 1,085. 



DAN 101 

Danville, p-t. and cap. Caledo- 
nia co. Vl. 25 m, N. E. Monlpe- 
lier. Pop. 2,300. 

Danville, t. Essex co. N. Y. 

Danville, p-t. and cap. Colum- 
bia CO. Pa. on the Susc[uchannah, 
at the moutli of- Mahoning creek, 
12 ni. above Northumberland. 

Danville, p-t- Pittsylvania co. 
Va. on Dan river, near the south- 
ern bonndarv of the State, 150 ni. 
S. W. Richmond. Lon. 79^ 25' 
W. Lat. SG'^ 34' N. It is pleas- 
antly situated at the falls of Dan 
river, 1.30 miles above the great 
falls of the Roanoke. A canal 
now in progress around tlie falls 
of the Roanoke, which will open 
a direct water communication foi 
battcaux from Danville to Nor- 
folk ; and another canal is com- 
pleted around the falls of the Dan, 
which, with the removal of a few 
other obstructions, will continue 
the navigation for some di.stance 
above the town. These improve- 
ments, together with the advanta- 
ges which the falls afiurd tor mills 
and manufacturing establishments, 
have made Danville a place of 
considerable consequence, and it 
bids fair to become the great up- 
land depot for an extensive and 
fertile country, Ctubracing the ad- 
jacent districts of N. Carolina and 
Virginia, and part of Tennessee. 

Danville, p-t. and cap. Mercer 
CO. Ken. on the S. VV. side of 
Dick's river, 40 ra. S. by W. 
Frankfort, 33 S. S. W. Lexington.: 



DAK 

and 1 of mathematics are appoint- 
ed, and a large brick building 2 
stories high is erected. 

Da'iville, t. Knox co. Ohio, 13 
m. N. E. Mount Vernon. 

Darby, Loiver, p-t. Delaware co. 
Pa. on Darby creek, which runs 
into the Delaware, 7 m. S. W. 
by W. Philadelphia. Pop. 1,00^1. 

Darby, Upper, t. Delaware Co. 
Pa. adjoining Lower Darby. Pop. 
G92. J i 

Darby, Madison co. Ohio, N.E. 
London. Pop. 392. 

Darby, t. Pickaway co. Ohio, 
14 ra N. W. CirclcViUe. Pop. 
53(5. . 

Darbu, t. Union co. Ohio. Pop. 
445. " 

Darby's creek, Ohio, joins the 
Scioto, opposite Circleville. 

Dardanelles, a place in Cadron, 
Arkansar, Territory, on Arkansas 
river, where the Agent of the 
Cherokee Indians resides. Two 
rocky ridges here border the river 
for some distance, whence origi- 
nated the name. 

Dardenne, p-t. St. Charles co. 
!VIiv-ouri. 

Darieri, p-t. Fairfield co. Ct. on 
Long Island Sound, formerly the 
S. E. part of Stamford. Pop. 1,126. 

Durien, p-t. and seaport, Mc- 
intosh CO. Geo. on the north and 
principal channel of the Alatama- 

, 12 miles from the bar, 192 be- 
low Milledaeville on the Oconee, 
62 S. S. W. Savannah, 70 N.N. 
E. St. Mary's. Lon. 81° 37' W. 



Lat. 37a 30' N. It has about 200Lat. 31^ 23' N. The town stands 



houses, a court-house and jail, and 
a church. Several mills and fac- 
tories are erected here. It is in 
the vicinity of the most fertile and 
populous part of Kentucky. A 
charter for a college at this place 
has been granted by the legisla- 
ture ', 2 professors, 1 of languages 



on a high sandy bluff, and contains 
a Presbyterian church, a bank, 
and a printing press. Owing to 
the rapid settlement of the back 
country, Darien has risen within a 
few years to a place of much im- 
portance. In 1810, there were 
only 206 inhabitants j but in 1819 



f> A V 102 

the number was between 1 and 
2,000. In 1818, 40 liouses were 
erected during 3 months, some ol 



which are large and elegant ; 
bank was established with an ex- 
tensive capital, and a steam -boa! 
navigation opened with Milledgt;- 
ville. The bar at the mouth of thf 
river has 14 feet at low water. 
Exertions are making to remove 
the obstructions in the navigation, 
and to render Darien the place of 
foreign export for the produce ol 
the rich country between Oconet 
and Oakmulgee rivers. 

Darke, co. Ohio, bordering on 
Indiana. Chief t. Grcenvilie. Ai 
the court-house is a post-office. 
Pop. 3,717. 

Iktrkenvilk, p-v. Berkeley co. 
Va. 

Durlins:s, p-v. Knox co. Ohio, 
15 ra. E. Mount Vernon. 

Darlington, district, S. C. on 
J.ynch's creek. Pop. 10,949. Slaves 
4,473. At the C. H. is a P. office. 

Darlinpon, t. and cap. War- 
wick CO. Indiana, on the Ohio. 

Dames, p-v. Montgomeiy co. 
Md. 

Dartmouth college. See Hanover. 

Dartmcndh, p-t. and s-p. Bris- 
tol CO. Mass. on Buzzard's bay, 27 
j». S.Taunton, 62 S.Boston. !Pop. 
3,636. 

Darvilks, p-v. Dinwiddie co. Va. 

Davenport, p-t. Delaware co. Ps . 
Y. Pop. 1,384. 

Duvidsmt, CO. W. Tennessee, on 
Cumberland river. Pop. 20,134. 
Slaves 7,899. Chief t. Nashville. 

Davidaonville, p-t. and cap. Law- 
jence co. Arkansas Territory, on 
the W. bank of Black river, at the 
}uuctita of Spring river. Pop. 
'461. 

Davidstown,t. Hunterdon co. N. 
vT. o» AssaB^ink river, 10 m. from 



DE A 

Trenton. Between these towns 
there is a boat navigation. 

Davies, co Ken. Pop. 3,876. 
Slaves 852. Chief t. Owensbo- 
iough. 

Doxies, CO. Indiana, between the 
Ibiks of While river. Pop. 3,432. 
Chief t. Washington. 

Davis's, p-v. Mecklenburg co. 
Va, 

Davisborovgh, p-v. Washington 
CO. Geo. 

Davisbnrg, t. Christian co. Ky. 

Davis's store, p-v. Rapide co. La. 

Davis tavern, p-v. Sussex co. Va. 

Davistown, Maine. See Mont- 
ville. 

Dauphin, co. Pa. on the E. side 
of the Susquehannah. bounded N. 
by ]\orthumberland,E. by Schuyl- 
kill and Lebanon, S. by Lancas- 
ter, and W. by the Susquehannah, 
which separates it from Cumber- 
land. Pop. 21,633. Chief t.Har- 
risburg. 

Daiiphin, isl. on the coast of Al- 
abama, between which and Mo- 
bile point 3| miles distant, is the 
entrance of Mobile bav. Lon. 88° 
r W. Lat. 30° 10/ N: 

Davfuskee, island on the coast of 
S. C. at the entrance of Savannah 
river. 

Dayton, p-t. and cap. Montgom- 
ery CO. Ohio, on the Miami, just 
below the junction of Mad river, 
52 m. N. CincinBati,G6 W. Colum- 
bus, 40 S. E. Urbanna. Pop. 
1,000; of the township 2,530. The 
public buildings are a court-house 
and jail, 2 houses of public wor- 
-;hip, 1 for Presbyterians, and 1 
for Methodists, a bank and an 
academy. Mad river affords un- 
common advantages for water 
works, and numerous mills are 
erected upon it. 

Peail river J Maine, t^ Westerp 



DED 

branch of the Krnnehec. It rises 
in the iiij^hlands which separate 



A]aine from Canada, and joins the 
Eastern branch about 20 ni. fioni 
Moose Iiead Lake. 

Dixid river, N. H. runs into the 
Margallavvav. 

Dead river, N. W. Territory, 
rnns into Lake Superior, is 50 
yards wide, and boatable at its 
mouth. 

Deal, V. Monmouth co. N. J. 7 
m. S. Shrewsljury. 

Dearborn, p-t. Kennebec co. 
Me. 22 m. N. Augusta. Pop. 463. 

Dearborn, co. Indiana, on Ohio 
river. Pop. 11,468. Chief t.Law- 
rcnceburg. 

Dearbo7-}i's river, Missouri Ter- 
ritory, runs into the Missouri, 
above the falls near the Rocky 
mountains, 

Dc'ith-ground, and Death Lake. 
See Fox river. 

Decatur, p-t. Otsego co, N. Y. 
12 m, S. E. Cooperstown, Pop. 
908. 

Decatur, t, Mifflin co. Pa. Pop 
63.9. 

Decatur, p-t. Brown co. Ohio, 9 
m. W.West Union. Pop. 101. 

Decatur, t Lawrence co, Ohio. 
Pop. 121, 

Deche, r. Indiana, runs into the 
"Wabash from the IV. E. 8 m. be- 
low Vincennes. 

Deckerstown, p-t. Sussex co. 
X. J. 

Dedhatn, p-t. and cap. Norfolk 
eo. Mass. 10 m. S, W. Boston, 30 
N. N. E. Providence. Lon. 7F 
12' W. Lat. 42° 16' N. Pop. 
2,492. It contains a court-house, 
jail, bank, 2 priming-offices, and G 
houses of public worship, 4 for 
Congregationalists, 1 for Episco- 
palians, and one for Baptists. The 
town is watered by Cliarles and 
Ncpoosetrivers, which afford nu- 



103 DEE 

merous seats for mills and manu> 
facturing establishments. 

Deep creek, p-v. Pasquolonk co. 
N.C. 

Deep river, N. C. rises in Wa- 
chovia, and unites with the Haw, 
to form the JN. W. branch of Cape 
Fear river. 

Deer, t. Alleghany co. Pa. Pop, 
1,075. 

Deer or Chevreuil, r. N. W. Ter. 
runs into the E, side of the Mis- 
sissippi, 37 in. above the falls of 
Peckagama. 

Deer creek, JV. Y. Sec Denmark. 

Deer creek, r. Ohio, joins the 
Scioto from the W. 7 m, IS. Chil- 
licothe. 

Deer creek, t. Pickaway co. Ohio. 
9 m. W, Circlcville, Pop. 1,632. 

Deer creek, t. Madison co. Ohio. 
Pop. .584. 

Deer/ield, p-t. Rockingham co. 
N. 11. 17 m. S. E. Concord, 30 
N. W. Portsmouth. Pop. 2,133. 

Deerjleld, p-t. Franklin co Mass, 
on the west side -of Connecticut 
river, 4 m. S. Greenfield, 17 N. 
Northampton, 92 W. Boston. Pop. 
l,8f)S. It contains a handsome 
village with a church and an acad- 
emy, and is in a very fertile coun- 
try' 

DeerHeld, t. Oneida co. N. Y. on 
the Mohawk, opposite Utica. Pop.^- 
2,346. 

Deerfield, p-t. Cumberland co. 
N.J. Pop. 1,903. 

Dcerjield, t, Tioga co. Pa. Pop. 
678. 



Deerfield, p-t. Portage co. Ohio, 
15 m. ». E. Ravenna. Pop. 430, 

Deerfield, t. Ross co. Ohio, 12 
m. N.W. Chillicothe. Pop. 1,104. 

Deerjeld, t. Warreu co. Ohio. 
Pop.. 1,695. 

Deerfield, t. Morgcv» CO. Ohi^. 
Pop. 55? . 



DEL 104 DEL 

Deerjield river, rises in BGnning-W. It separales Penj»tyl\'aiila 
ton CO. Vt. and flows into Connect- from INew-York and New-Jersey, 
lout river, between Deerfieid and and runs into Delaware bay, 5 ni. 
Greenfield in Mass. beiow JNewcastle. It is navi;Tabie 

Deeriricr, p-t. Hillsborough co. for ships of the line 40 miles to 



jy. H. 18 m. S. W. Concord: Pop 
1,4!5. 

Deer isle, isl. and p-t. Hancock 
CO. Me. on the E. side of Fenob- 
scot bay, 9 m. S. E. Castine. Fop. 
1,842. 

Deer park, p-t. Oran£^e co. N. Y. 
on Delaware river, l-i m. N. of 
W. Goshen, 30 W. Newburg, 12j 
tV. Albany. Pop. 1,340. 

Dekalb, p-t. St. Lawrence co. 
N. Y. on the Oswegatchie, !20 m. 
fr. its junction with the St. Law- 
rence. Pop. 709. There is a 
good boat ndvigatioji to the mouth 
of the river. 

Delaicare, co. N. Y. on Dela- 
ware river, bounded N. by Otsego, 
E. by Schoharie and Greene, S. 
by Ulster and Sullivan, and W . by 
Broome and Chenango and by Del- 
aware river, which separates it IV. 
Pennsylvania. Pop. 26.587. Chiel 
t. Delhi. 

Delaware, co. in the S. E. part 
of Pa. on Delaware river. Pop 
14,810. Chief t. Chester. 

Delaicare, L Pike co. Pa. Pop. 
737. 

Delatcare, t. Mercer co. Pa. Pop 
424. 

Delaware hay, a spacious bay of 
the (J. S. between the states of 
Delaware and New-Jersey. It 
entrance is 20 miles wide, between 
Cape Mav in lat. SS'^ 3(]' N. anc 
Cape Henlopen in lat. 38*^ 47' N 
It is Go miles long from Fisher' 
Point to Cape Henlopen, and in the 
broadest part 30 miles wide. u 

Delaicare river , U. S. rises in N.|v 
Y. in the Catskill mountains. 



Philadelphia, and for sloops 35 m. 
further to the head of the tide, at 
Frenton fails. Above the falls, it 
5 navigable 100 miles for boats of 
8 or 9 tons. The whole length, 
from its source to the ba}', is SOO 
miles. 

Delaicare, one oi ihe U. S. boun- 
ded N. by Pennsylvania ; E. by 
Delaware river, Delaware bay, 
and the Atlantic ; S. and W. by 
Maryland. It extends from lat. 
38° 30^ to 39° 45^ N. and Ion. 74^ 
oG' to 75^ 40' \V. It is 87 miles 
long from N. to S. and iVom 10 to 
36 broad, containing 2,120 sq. m. 
Fop. in 1790. 59,094 ; in 1800, 
64,273 ; in 1810, 72.674 ; and in 
1820. whites 52.282,' slaves 4,509, 
free blacks 12,958, total 72,749. 
Engaged in agriculture 13,259, in 
commerce 633, in manufactures 
2,821. The state is divided into 3 
counties, Kent, Newcastle and 
Sussex. 

A small part of the state in the" 
north is hilly ; the rest is level and 
low. The soil in the north, and 
along the Delaware, is generally a 
rich clay ; in the middle, there is 
a considerable mixture of sand ; 
and in the south, sand predomi- 
nates. Wheat is the staple pro- 
duction. It grows he"re to vei-y 
great perfection. Indian corn, 
rye, oats, &c. are also cultivated. 
The principal rivers are Brandy- 
wine creek and Christiana creek, 
which unite in the northern part 
of the state, and empty into Dela- 
ware river. They afford an un- 
n common number of excellent seats 
its CQurse, it resembles the letterpor mills and manufactories, whicti 



DEL 

Hre extensively improved. The 
flour mills on Brandywine creek, 
near Wiiminglon, are the finest 
collection in the United States. 
Gunpowder, and cotton and wool- 
len goods are also manufactured to 
a great extent, in the same ncigh- 
borliood. In 1815, there were 
within 9 miles of Wilmington, 44 
flour mills, 13 cotton manufacto- 
iies,15 .saw mills, G woollen man- 
ufactories and 6 gunpowder mills, 
besides several others. A canal 
has been commenced between 
Chrl.stiaiia creek in this state, and 
Elk river in Maryland. When 
linished, it will be 22 miles long, 
and will open an inland water com- 
munication between Delaware ri- 
ver and Chesapeake bay. Presbj-- 
terians are the most numerous 
religious denomination. Several 
years since they had 24 congrega- 
tions ; the Episcopalians 14 ; 
Friends 8 ; Baptists 7 ; and the 
Methodists were numerous in the 
two .southern counties. The legis- 
lature consists of a senate and 
liouse of representatives. The 
representatives are chosen annu- 
ally ; the governor and senators 
Iriennally. Dover iy the capital. 

Delanare, t. King William co 
Va. at the confluence of the Pa- 
munky and Mattapony, the forks 
of York river, 28 m. above York 
town, 20 N. by W. W^iliiamsburg. 

Delaware, co. Ohio, on Scioto 
liver, IN. of Franklin co. Pop. 7 
639. Chief t. Delaware. 

Delaware, p-t. and cap. Delr 
ware co, Ohio, on the W. bank of 
Whetstone ri\er, 26 m. IN. Colum- 
bus, 70 N. Chillicoihe, Go N. W 
Zancsville. Lat. 40^ 18' N. Pop 
3G9; of the township. 326. 

Delaware, co. Indiana. Pop 
3,677. 

Delaware, r. E. Florida, runs 



105 DEN 

into the gulf of Mexico, near 
Cape Roman. 

Delawares, Indians, formerly a 
numerous and powerful tribe, who 
occupied part of New- York, New- 
.lersey, and Pensylvania, and 
could furnish GOO warriors. They 
removed, and for 60 years remain- 
ed in Oliio. At present they are 
about 1,000 in number, and reside 
hiefly on White river, in Indiana; 
but in 1818, they sold their lands 
to the U. S. who have engaged to 
cmove them west of the Missis- 
sippi. They intend to settle oa 
Arkansas river. 

Delhi, p-t. and cap. Delaware 
CO. IS'. Y. on the Delaware 63 m. 
from Kingston, 68 W. Catskill, 
70 S. W. Albany. Pop. 2,285. 
Here is an Academy. 

Delhi, t. Hamilton co. Ohio. 
Pop. 1,158. 

Dclmar, t. Tioga co. Pa. Pop. 
841. 

Delphi. See Castria. 

Delphi, p-v. Onondaga co. N.Y. 

Deiniquain, r. Illinois, runs into 
the Illijiois from the IS' . W. 160 m. 
above its mouth. It is said to b3 
navigable 120 miles. 

Demopolis, p-v. Marengo co. Al. 

Demon's Store, p-v. in Romulus, 
Seneca co. N. Y. 

Denmark, p-t. Oxford co. Mc 
on Saco river, 30 ni. S. W. Paris. 
Pop. 792. 

Derunark, p-t. Lewis co. N. Y. 
on Black river, 150 m. from Al- 
bany. Pop. 1,74.5. Deer creek 
falls into Black river in this town, 
and has several falls of from 10 to 
bO feet, and one called High fall, 
of 175 feet nearly perpendicular. 
Immediately above this fall, is the 
village of Copenhagen. 

Denmark, p-t. Ashtabula co, 
Ohio, 4 m. E. Jeffcisoii. Pop. 
111. 



DER 



lOG 



DES 



p-t.Barnstableco. Mass.ital of y^lOO;000 and a bank with 



9 m. N. E. Barnstable, 76 S _ 
Boston. Pop. 1,997. 

Demns.p-y. Amelia co. Va. 

Dentils creek, Y>-\. Cape May co, 

Denmfs river, Wasliington co. 
iVIe. runs into- a bay of the same 
name which forms the 
branch of Cobscook bay. 

Demiusinlk, p-t. \Vasliiiigton co. 
Maine, lies on the bay and river of 



creek is a cavern. 



the same name and on Penima-iPop. 2,256 
quan bay. Tlie village is hand- 
somely buikat tiie head of tide wa- 
ter on Dcnnys river, and contains 
several saw-mills, a grist-mill, ful 
iwg mill, carding machine and tan- 
neiy. It is well situated for man- 
Ol'actures. 17 ni. N. W. Eastport. 
Pop. 657. 

Denton, p-t. and cap. Caroline 
•CO. Md. on the head-waters of 
Cho|)tank river, 20 m. S. E. Cen- 
ireville, 20 N. E. Easton. The 
public buildings are a court-house 
and jail, a Methodist church, and 
an academy. 

Deposit, p-v. in Tompkins, Del- 
aware CO. N. Y. on the Delaware, 
14 m. S. E. Oquago, 105 ^V. Cats- 
kill. It has considerable trade in 
lumber. 

Depfford, t. Gloucester co. N.J. 
Pop.3;281. 

Derby, p-t. Orleans co. Vt. on 
lake Memphraraagog, 62 m. N. 
Montpelier. Pop. 925. « 

Derby, p-t. New-Haven co. Ct. 
on the Housatonnuc, at the junc- 
tion of Naugatuc river, 12m. aliovc 
its mouth, 8 W. New-Haven. Pop. 
2,088. It contains 5 churches, 2 
Episcopal, 2 Congregational, and 
1 Methodist. The river is nav- 
igable for vessels of 100 tons. Der- 
by was formerly extensively en- 
imaged in foreign commerce. It 
lirid a fishing company with a cap- 



a capital of the same amount. 
But both these have ceased ojiera- 
tion and trade has declined. With- 
in the limits of this township is the 
village of Humphreysville, 

Derby, p-v. Delaware co. Pa. 

Dermon,t. Fayette co. Pa. Pop. 
north 2,379. 

Derry, t. Dauphin co. Pa. on 
Swetara creek, 2 m. above its 
junction with the Susquehannah. 



the bank of the 



containing nu- 
merous apartments. 

Derry, t. Mifflin co. Pa. Pop. 
1,551. 

Derm, t. Westmoreland co. Pa. 
Pop. 2,301. 

Derrv, t. Columbia co. Pa. Pop. 
1,662. ' 

Derry, t. Guernsey co. Ohio. 
Pop. 902. 

Derryfeid. See Manchester. 

Denajter, p-t. Madison co. N.Y. 
:^ m. S. W. Utica, 130 W. Alba- 
ny. Pop. 1,214. 

' Des Moir.s, large r. Missmui Ter- 
ritory, which runs S. E. and joins 
the Mi-ssissippi, about 130 miles 
above the mouth of the Missoui-i. 
From the rapids to its mouth, it 
forms the boundary of the State of 
Missouri. It may be ascended in 
boats 800 miles. 

Despage, or Fox rii^cr, runs into 
the Illinois, from the N. about half 
way between lake Pioria, and the 
forks of the Illinois. Its course is 
nearly parallel with that of the 
Dospianes. 

Desplcnies, r. Illinois, rises W, of 
lake Michigan, and flowing S. W. 
meets the Kankakee, to form Illi- 
nois river. The Desplanes com- 
municates with a lake, and from 
this lake there is a sort of canal <o 
Chicago river, partly worn by the 
x\atcrj and partly made by the 



DET 



10'/ 



DEX 



I'Vcnch and Indians,througli which 
boats pass in wet seasons. 

Detour, cape, Michigan, the W. 
point at the entrance of the Straits 
of St. M\rv's40 m. from the Mich- 
illimackinac. Lat. 4.3° 54' iN. 

Detour, rape,N. AV.Tcr. at the S. 
W. end of Lake Superior. 

Detroit river, N. America, which 
connects lake St. Clair with Lake 
Erie, is 28 miles lon<j, and oppo- 
site Detroit, I of a mile wide, en- 
larging as it descends, and is navi- 
gable for vessels of any harden. 
Is'ear its mouth are Gross isle, and 
numerous snia'ler islaiids; th 
principal channel is near the ea^l 
ern side, between Bois blanc isl- 
and and the Canada shore ; the 
■western channel is much wide 
but is shallow and full of small 
islands. Back from the river, tl 
land descends into low giounds and 
marshes, and the settlements aie 
only one farm deep on Uie bank? 
of the river, which are regular 
and even. The country has been 
.settled more than a century^ and 
there is an almost continued linr 
of settlements from the mouth of 
the river to lake St. Clair, on th 
Canada side ; and on the western 
fide for several miles above and 
below Detroit. The houses, though 
low and mean, are finely set round 
with forest and fruit trees, and to- 
gether with the beautiful exj)ansc 
of the water, form a most agreea- 
ble view as you sail on the river. 

Detroit, city, and port of entry, 
Wayne co. and cap. of Michigan 
Ter. is on Detroit river, 9 miles 
from lake St. Clair, 18 above Am- 
herstburg in Up. Cawada, 313 S. 



Mackinaw, 302 W. Buffalo, .548 ton harbour, 



public buildings arc, a market- 
house; a council-house; a peniten- 
tiary, built of stone; a bank; a large 
Government store-house ; a mil- 
itary arsenal, and ordnance store- 
hou.se; an academy ; a neat Pres- 
byterian church ; and a magnifi- 
cent catholic church,* llfi feet by 
60, built of stone, with 2 tall stee- 
ples, which is not yet finished. — 
The situation of Detroit is emin- 
ently advantageous in the com- 
merce of the great Lakes, fi was 
sealed as eaVlv as 1GS3, by the 
French from Canada, for the pur- 
poses of the fur trade. At present, 
its trade is chiefly with Ohio and 
New- York, and with the military 
posts on the Upper Lakes. In 
1818, the amount of shipping be- 
longing to this port, was 819 tons ; 
the value of exports, was ,'^'(J9,3.'30, 
and of imports, ^15,611. The fort 
is a regular work, of an oblong 
figure, covering an acre of ground, 
with parapets and bastions, and 
surrounded by pali^^adoes, a deep 
ditch and glacis. The number of 
the garrison in 1818, was IG3. — In 
Af.gust, 1812, Detroit w;is surren- 
dered to the British, but did not re- 
main long in their possession. 

Devil's hole. See JVia [[am falls. 

Devil's, river, small r. Michigan 
Ter. runs into t'ox river, opposite 
Fort Howard. Another river of 
this name empties into Fox river, 
120 miles above its month. 

Deiu: coeurs, r. Michigan Ter. 
which runs into Lake Superior,21 
W. Whiiefish point, and G6 W. 
St. Mary's river. It is 25 yards 
wide, and boatable at its enlranco. 

Z>f^»"<'/',sniali isl. S.C.in Charles- 



fr. Washington. Lon. 82° 5G' W 
Lat. 42° 257 N. Pop. 1,355. The 



Dev:eiishurg, t. Caledonia co, Vt, 
m r» N. E. Montpelier. Pop. in 



city is laid ontin a regular square, 1810, 200 

^ of a mile on ea«!i side. The' D?x(er, p-t. Penobscot co. Me. 



DIN 



30 m. N. W. Bangor. Pop. 4G1. 

Dickinson, t. Franklin co. N. Y. 
12iTi. W. Malone. Pop. 495. 

Dickt^sfln,{. Cumberland co. Pa. 
Pop. 2,007. 

Dickinson College. See Car- 
lisle. 

Dickinson s store, p-v. Caroline 
CO. Va. 

Dickinsonville, p-v. Franklin co. 
Va. 

Dickinsonvilkf p-T. Powhatan 
CO. Va. 

Dicks, r. Ken. runs into tbt Ken- 
iHck}', after a N. W. course of 50 
iiiilep, iu Ion. S4P 56' W. lat. 37- 
40/ N. 

Dicks creek, Ohio, empties into 
ihc Miami from the £. above Ham- 
ilton. 

Dickson, CO. W. Tennessee. 
Pop. 5-190. Slaves 1,305. Chief 
t. Charlotte. 

Dicksville,p-\. Guilford co.N.C. 

Digg^s jioint, point, Md. at the 
confluence of Piscataway river 
with the Potomac. 

Dighton,p-t. and port of entry, 
Bristol CO. Mass. on the W. side 
of Taunton river, 7 ni. S. Taunton, 
^0 from Warren, 39^ S. Boston. 
Pop. 653. Amount of shippin<!j in 
1815, 9,699 tons. On the side of 
the river in this town, there is a 
vock containing a hieroglyphic in- 
scription, of which no satisfactory 
account has been given. 

Digvutnns ferry, p-v. Pike co. 
Pa. 

Dilliai'dsville, p-v. Orange co 
.\. C. 

DiUsburg, p-v. York co. Pa. 

DilVs ferry, p-v. Northampton 
CO. Pa. 

Dbigma.nshurg, t. Miami co 
Ohio, on tlie L. branch of Grea( 
iVIiami river, below the mouth of 
Musquetoe creek, 11 m. above 
Picjua, 19 above Troy. 



108 BOB 

Dinunddie, co. Va. bounded N. 
by Appumatox river, which sepa- 
rates it from Chesterfield co. and 
inclosed on the other sides by 
Prince George, Sussex, Bruns- 
wick, Lunenburg, Nottaway and 
Amelia counties. Pop. 13,792. 
Slaves 7,751. Chief t. Petersburg. 
At the C. H. is a p-o. 

Dismal Sicamp, a ti'act of marshy 
land commencing in the S. E. part 
of Virginia, and extending into N. 
Carolina. It is 30 miles long from 
N. to S. and 10 broad, and embra- 
ces about 150,000 acres, generally 
covered with trees. In the centre 
isDrummond's pond, 15 miles in 
circumference. The Chesapeake 
and Albemarle canal passes 
through the swamp, and is suppli- 
ed with water from Drummond's 
pond. 

Dividing creek, p-v. Cumberland 
CO. N. J. 

Dividing creek, r. Va. which 
runs between Lancaster and 
Northumberland counties into 
Chesapeake bay. 

Dixfeld, p-t. Oxford co. Me. on 
the Androscoggin, 18 m. JN. E. Pa- 
ris. Pop. 595. 

Dixhills, p-v. in Huntington, 
Suflolk CO. N. Y. 

Dixmont, p-t. Penobscot co. 
Me. 20 m. W.Bangor. Pop.5l5. 

Dixon, t. Preble co. Ohio. Pop. 
841. 

Dixon's springs, p-v. Smith co. 
Ten. 

Dixville,t. Coos CO. N, H. 110 
m. N. Concord. Pop. 2. 

Dixville, p-v. Henry co. Va. 

Doboy .<<ound, and inlei, on the 
coast of Geo. Avhich receives the 
N. branch of the Alatamaha i-iver. 
The bar has 11 feet allow water, 
and is in lat. 31° 20^ N, 

Dohsons cross-roads, p-v. Stakes 
CO. N. C. 



DOR 109 D V 

Dos;, or Cedar 7-ii>er, Al. flows] Double-bridge,p-\ .huxienhaYg co, 
into the estuary of Pagca^oula. |Va. 

Dog liver, Alabama flows into; i^orer, p-t. and cap. Stvafibrd co. 
Mobile bav. al)cut 3 leagues belowlN. H. 12 m. N. N. W. Portsmouth, 
the towrtoV Mobile. Lat. 4^5° IF N. Lon. 70° 50' W. 

Dofioldaon's, p-v, Rowaa co.'Fop 2,871. Tlie village is at the 
N. C. jhead of the tide, on Cocheco riv- 

DanaUsonville, t. in the parish er, 4 m. above its junction with 
of Ascension, La. on the W. bank Salmon Fall river. It is an an- 
ofthe Mississippi, at the efflux ofxienttown, having been incorpo- 



the Lafourche. 



irated in 1633, and contains a court- 



Dones;al, t. Lancaster co. Pa. onlliouse, a jail, a bank, a printing-of- 
theN.E. side of the Sas(|uehan-!fice, and two iiouses for public 
jiah, 18 m. W. N. W. Lancaster. jworship, 1 for Congregationalista, 
Fop. 3,98fi. There is another town and 1 for Friends. Dover has 
of this name in Washington co.jof late made much progress in 
Pop . . _ . I . 

Pop 

Westmoreland co. Pop. 2,5Gi. 

Dorchester, i. Grafton co. N. H. 'factory at which iOOO tons of iron 
42 ra. N. ]N. W. Concord. Pop. are rolled and GOO or 700 cut into 



.879 ; another in Butler co. manufactures. A company with 
9G0 ; and another, p-t. in 'a capital of ^500 ,(X)0, have erected 
a rolling and siiiting mill and nail 



584. 



nails annually, and 2 cotton facto- 



Dorchesfer, i. Norfolk co. Mass. ries, one of which has 4,000 spin- 
3 m. S. S. E. Boston. Pop. 3,684.idles and 120 or 130 looms, and is 
It is an ancient town, having beenlcalculated to produce 20,000 yards 



settled in 1G30. it contains many 
beautiful country seats,and 4 houses 
of public worship, 3 for Congrega- 
alists,and 1 for Methodists.Thepcn- 
jn^la,called Dorchester neek, bor- 
ders on Boston harbor, and a part 
of it is incorporated with the town 
of Boston. 

Dorchester, t. Cumberland co. 
Pv. J.on the E.side of Morris river, 
5 m. from its mouth, 17 E. Fair- 
iield. 

jDL>rr/ie';/<??-,co.Md.on the eastern 
shore of the Chesapeake, bounded 
jS. by Talbot and Caroline coun- 
ties, 'E. by Delaware, S. and W. 
bv Chesapeake bay. Pop. 17.759. 
Slaves 5,158. Chief t. Cambridge. 

Dorchester, p-t. and cap. Cofle- 
ton di.strict, S. C. on Ashley river, 
18 m. W. N. W. Charleston. 

Dorset, p-t. Bennington co. Vt. 
27 m, N. Bennington, Pop. 1.359. 



'of eloth per week. Other improve- 
ments are begun. Dover has daily 
communications with Portsmouth 
by a packet boat. 

Dover, t. Windhan co. Vt. Pop. 
829 

Dover, t. Norfolk co. Mass. on 
Ciiarles river, 7 m. W. Dcdham, 
16 S. W. Boston. Pop. 548. 

Dover, \i-\. Dutchess co. N. Y. 
21 m. E. Ponghkeepsie, lOO S. Al- 
bany. Pop. 2,193. It contains 2 
meeting-houses for.Quakers, 1 for 
Baptists, and 1 for Presbyterians. 

Dover, t. Monmouth co. N. J. 
between Shrew.sbury and New 
Stratford. Pop. 1,916. 

Dov^r, p-t. York co. Pa. on Fox 
run, which falls into Conewago 
creek near its mouth in the Susque- 
hannah. Pop. l,olG. 

Dover, p-t. Kent co. Del. and 
cap. of the State, on Jones creek^ 



t)RA 



110 



DUA 



*? m. from its moutli in Delawai-e 
bay, 48 m. S. Wilmington, 76 S.S. 
W. Philadelphia. Lat. 39^ 10' N. 
Lon. 75° 24' W. There are 4 
streets, which intersect each oth- 
er at right angles, and leave in the 
centre of the town a spacious 
square, on the east side of which 
is an elegant State-house. Tlie 
town contains also a bank, acade- 
my and 2 places of public worship 
1 for Presbyterians, and 1 for E- 
piscopalians. It has a lively ap- 
pearance, and carries on consider- 
able trade with Philadelphia.rhief 
ly in flour. Pop. about 1,000. 

Dover ^ p-t. and cap. Stuart co 
Ten. on Cumberland rtver, 317 m 
fr. Murfi eesboro'. 

Dover, t, Athens co. Ohio. Pop. 
592. 

Dover, n-i. Cuyahoga co. Ohio 
on lake Erie. Pop. 308. 

Dover, p-t. Tuscarawas co. Ohio 
Pop. 718. 

Dover mills, p-v. Goochland co 
Va. 

Douglass, p-t. Worcester co 
Mass, 17 m. S. Worcester. Pop. 1,- 
37.'-'. 

Doi/glass,t. Montgomen-co. Pa. 
on the N. side of the Sciitivlkill. 
Pop. 750. 

Douglass, t. Berks CO. Pa. Pop. 
709. 

Douglass-mills, p-v. Cumber- 
berlvind co. Pa. 

Doicne, t. Cumberland co. N. J. 
Pop. 1,749. 

Dowjibigfo^Lm, p-t. Chester co. 
Pa. on the E. side of Brandvwine 
creek, 33 m. W. by IS. Philadel- 
phia. 

Dovkstcirn, p-t. Bucks co. Pa. 
15 m. N. W. x\ewt«n, 26 N. Phil- 
adelphia. Pop. 1,4l^. 

Doijlesville, p-v. Feliciana co. 
La. 

Drantf, p-t. Middlesex co.Masp. 



on the N. side of the Merrimack, at 
Palucket falls, 28 m. N. N. W, 
Boston. Pop. 1.407. 

Dresden, p-t. Lincoln co. Me. 
on both sides of the Kennebec. 8 
m. N. W. Wiscasset. Pop. 1,338. 

Dresden, p-t. Muskingum co. 
Ohio, on the Muskinguai, lom.N. 
Zanesville. 

Dripping springs, p-v . W'arren 
CO. Ken. 

Dromore, p-t. Lancaster co. Pa. 
on the E. side of the Susquehan- 
nah, 17 m. S. Lanca.ster. Pop, 1,- 
500. 

Droimed La.nds, a tract of low 
land in Orange co. N. Y. extend- 
ing on both Slides of Walkill creek 
10 miles, with a breadth of from 3 
to 3 miles. They are overflowed 
in winter, and when drained are 
verv fertile. 

Droumed Meadorv, p-v. in Brook- 
haven, Suffolk CO. N. Y. 3 ra. E. 
Stony-brook. 

Drnmmond's Island, U. States, 
lies in lake Huron, at the mouth 
of the strait leading into lake Su- 
perior, 4 or 5 miles from the Can- 
ada shore, 36 N. E. Mackinaw. 
Lat. 46° 23' 58'' N. It is 45 miles 
in circumference. On the S. side 
is a .spacious harbor, one of the 
best in the lake, sheltered from ev- 
ery wind, and entered by two nar- 
row deep channels. 

Druvunondiown, p-t. and cap. 
Accomac co. Va. 20 m. fr. Belha- 
ven 207 fr. Richmond. 

Dnjden,\}-t. Tompkins co. N. Y. 
on Seneca lake, 35 m. S. Auburn, 
170 W. Albany Pop. 3,951. 

Dnjridge, p-v. Pendleion co.Ky. 

JD««7?es'Z>z<rg-,p-t. Schenectady co. 
N. Y. 23 m. AV. Albany. Pop. 3,- 
?10. It is an elevated tract, being 
KMJ or 500 feet above the level of 
the Hudson, and commands a most 
extensive prospect. In Mad greek, 



Due 1 

a brancli ol'Nonnan's kill,t1iereis 
a perpendicular fall of 70 feet. 

Dublin, p-t. Cheshire co. N. H. 
34m. S. W. Concord, 12 E. S. E. 
Keone. Pop. 1,2(;0, In this town 
IS Grand Monadnock mountain 



11 DUN 

Duck creek, hundred, Kent c6i 
Del. Fop. 3,951. 

Duck creek, Ohio, runs into Ohio 
river, a mile above the mouth of 
iVlusk)n<;uui. 

Dudley, n-t. Worcester co. Mass. 



Duhlin, t. Huntingdon co. Pa. 20 m. S. Worcester 



Pop. 032. 

Dublin, t. Bedford co. Pa. Pop. 
713. 

Dublin, Louder, t. Philadelphia 
eo. Pa. Pop.2,G40. 

DubUn,Upy)er,i. Montgomery co. 
Pa. 10m. N.E.Philadelphia. Pop. 
1,259. 

Dublin, p-t. and cap. Laurens 
CO. Geo. on the W. I)ank of the 
Oconee, 55 m. fr. Milledjreville. 

Dublin, p-t. Franklin co. Ohio, 
on the Scioto 12 m. IN. W. Colum- 
bus. 

Dubois, CO. Indiana. Pop. 1,- 
168. Atthe C. H. isap-o. 

Duboise's/errij, p-v. Sumpter co. 

Dubuque's Lead mines, Missouri 
Tcr. the name of a tract of coun- 
try commenciniT 60 m. below Prai- 
rie du Chien, and extending aboui 
20 miles along the W. bank of thr 
Missi^isippi, by 9 in depth. It con- 
tains rich lead mines which are 
wrought by the Indians. 

Dnclutt, r. Indiana, flows from 
the N. into the U'aba.sh, between 
Fort Harrison and Tippecanoe 
creek. 

Duck, r. Ten. which rises on the 
^V. side of Cumljorland inountaius. 
and running N. W. flows into the 
Tennessee, 57 m. W. Nashville, ii' 
lat. 36° N. It is navigable for boa' 
90 miles. 

Dak river, r. Michigan Ter. 
which ilowsinto the W. side o» 
Green-bay, 3. m. from Foit How- 
ard. 

Dhxk creek. See Snnirna. 



Forks, p-\ 



Pop. 1,615. 
Fayette co. 



Ohio. 

/>w/ft''.5,co.Mass. comprises Mar- 
tha's Vineyard island, Chabaquid- 
• lick island, JNodman's island, and 
(he Elizabeth Islands. Pop. 3,292. 
Chief t. Edgartown. 

Dumfries, p-t. port of entry, 
and cap. Prince William co. Vs. 
on the N. side of Quantico creek, 
!• miles above its entrance into the 
Potonjac, 33 m. S. Washington, 
90 N. Richmond. Lon. 77° 28' 
\V. Lat. 38° 40' N. J he public 
buildings are a court-house and 
jail, and a church. Amount of 
shipping in 1815, 1,743 tons. 

Dumnier, {. Coos co.N. H.95 ni. 
N. Concord. Pop. 42. 

Diimmerston, p-t. Windham co. 
Vt. on Connecticut river, 5 m. N. 
Brattleboro', 38 S. Windsor. Pop. 
1,658. 

Dunbar, t, Fayette co. Pa. Pop. 
1,693. 

Dunlxirtm, p-t. Hillsborough co. 
\ . H. on the Merrimack, at Hook- 
^et falls, below which is a bridge, 
9 m. S. W. Concord, 18 N. Am- 
herst. Pop. 1,450. 

Duncansboro,^ t. Orleans co. Vt. 
on Lake Mcmphrania<;og; 48 m.N. 
.Vloutpelier. Pop. in 1810,112. 

Duncansville, p-v. Barnwell co. 
3. C- 

DuTulaff,\i-\. Susquehanaah c», 

bunkai-d, t. Greene co. Pa. Poi>. 

1,472. 

Dunkardstoum. See Ephrata. 
Dunkirk, p-v. in FomiVet, Cha- 



DUR 



112 



DWl 



lauque co. N. Y. on Lake Erie, 45] 
ni. fr. Buffalo, and 45 fr. Erie. It 
affords the only harbor on the lake 
between Buffalo and Erie. At 
this place there is a portage be- 
tween the waters of Lake Erie and 
those of Ohio river, of only 7 miles! 
to Casdaga Lake. 

Dunkirk, t. King and Queen co. 
Va. 2o m. S. Portroyal, 116 from 
Washin"[ton. 

Dunkti7i''s,p-\. Newbury co.S.C. 

Dunning^ St, or Malta, p-v. Sa- 
ratoga CO. IS. Y. 

Dunnsburg, p-v. Lycoming co. 
Pa. 

Dunstable, p-t. Hillsborough co. 
N. H.on the W. side of Merrimack 
river, 12 m. S. E. Amherst, 40 N. 
W.Boston. Pop. 1,142. ' 

Dun.ttable,\M.\M\ef^cyi co. Mass. 
on the S. side of the Merrimac, 37 
m. N.W.Boston. Pop. 584. 

Dunstable, t. Lycoming co. Pa. 
Pop. 474. 

Dupage, lake, Indiana, is the 
expansion of the river Des Planes 
5 miles before it meets the Kanka- 
kee. 

Duplin, CO. in Wilmington dis- 
trict, N. C. Pop. 9,744. Slaves 3.- 
699. Chief t. Sarecto. At the C.H. 
is a p-o. 55 m...NjiVilmington. 

Duplin,0k1, p"v. Duplin co.N.C. 

Duquemie, Fort. See Pittsburg. 

Durand, t. Coos co. JN. H._^ 77 
m. N. Concord. Pop. 78. 

DuranVs bay, inlet on the coast 
of N. C. in Albemarle sound. Lon. 
7G0 1G/ VV.Lat. 35040/ N. 

Diaxml'sisUvid, small isl. in Al- 
})emarle sound, N. C. Lon. 76° 
15' W.Lat. 350443/N. 

DuranCs point, cape, on the 
coast of N. C. in Albemarle sound. 
Lon. 76^ 30^ W. Lat. 36° 5' N. 

Durham, p-t. Cumberland co. 
Me. on the Androscoggin, 2G m. 
>'. E. Purtiand. Pop. 1.562. 



Durham, p-t. Strafford co. N. 
H. on Oyster river, at its junction 
with the Plscat^qua, 11m. W. N. 
W. Portsmouth. Pop. 1,638. There 
is a village at the falls of Oyster 
river, containing about 40 houses 
and a church. On the top of a 
hill in this town there is a rock, 
computed to be of 70 or 80 tons 
weight, lying so exactly poised on 
anotJier rock as to be easily moved 
with the hand. 

Durham, p-t. Middlesex co. Ct. 
7 m. S. Middletown, 18 N. E. 
New-Haven. Pop. 1,210. 

Durham, formerly Freehold, p-t. 
Green co. N. Y. on Catskill river, 
20 m. N. W. Athens, 30 S. W. Al- 
bany. Pop. 2,979. It contains 1 
Methodist and 2 Presbyterian 
churches, and a public library of 
100 volumes. 

Durham, p-l. Bucks co. Pa. on 
the Delaware, 12 m. S. Easton. 
Pop. 485. 

Dutchess, CO. N. Y. on the E. 
side of the Hudson, bounded N. by 
Columbia co. E. by Connecticut, 
S. by Putnam co. and W. by the 
Hudson, which separates it from 
Orange and Ulster counties. Pop. 
46,615. Slaves 772. Chief town, 
Poushkeepsic. 

Dutch settlement, p-v. in Cather- 
ines, Tioga CO. N. Y. 

Duiotsburg, p-t. Northampton 
CO. Pa. 

Dut'fs, p-v. Sumner co. Ten. 

Dutysvi/le.p-w Sumner co. Ten. 

Du.rborouoh, p-t. Plvniouth co. 
Ma.<s. lOra." N. Plymouth, .38, S. 
E. Boston. Pop. 2,403. A num- 
ber of vessels are owned here, 
and employed in the coasting 
trade and the fisheries. 

Duxbunj, t. Washington co. Vt. 
on Onion river 13 m. XV. Montpe- 
lier. Pop. 440. 

Dwi'^htf Arkansas Ter. a mis- 



E AS 



113 



E AS 



sionary station among the Chero- 
kees established in 1820^ by the 
American Board of Foieign Mis- 
sions. It is on the W, bank oT 
Illinois river, which empties into 
the Arkansas'! miles below, and in- 
navigable for keel boats to Dwight. 
The site of the settlement is a 
small eminence at the foot of which 
issues a large spring of pure water. 
The lands on botii sides of the ri- 
ver are fertile, and there is a good 



mill-seat in the vicinity. Houses 
are erected for the accommoda- 
tion of the mission family, and a 
>chool is opened containing in 
1822, 45 pupils. 200 miles above 
the town of Arkansas, 130 above 
LItileKock, 500 as the river runs 
from the mouth of the Arkansas, 
100 below Fort Smitii. 

Dijberriji t. 'W'aviic co. Pa. Pop. 
733.' 



Eagle, t. Ilockhocking co. O- 
liio Fop. 318. 

Ett:rle, t. Brown co. Ohio. Fop. 
2,038. 

Eagle, creek, Ohio, which runs 
into Ohio river, 10 m. below Mays- 
ville, Ky. 

Ea^le island, Hancock co. Me. 
Pop. 8. 

in Manlius, Onon- 



East-(Ustric(, t. Berks co. Pa. 
Pop. 509. 

Eastern bay, bay on the E. side 
of Chesaneake bay. Lon. 7()'^ 20' 
VV. Lat. 38O50'iSl. 

Eastern neck, small isl. Md. at 
the mouth of Chester river. 

Edsterton, t. Dauphin co. Pa. on 
the E. side of the Sustiuchannah, 
4 m. above Hanisbur^. 

Hartford, co. 



Eiigleville, V 
da4';a co. N. Y. 1^ m. E. Manlius v. I Eas<. Granby, p 

Eagleoille, t. Marengo co. Ala- Ct. 
bama, on the Tomlngbee, at the East Greenwich, p-t. and cap 
confluence of the Black warrior.! Kent co. R. I. on an arm of Nana 



A settlement is formed here by 
French emigrants. 

Earl,t. Berks co. Pa. Pop. 934. 

Earl, p-t. Lancaster co. Fa. on 
Conestago creek. Pop. 5,559. 

Early, co. Georgia. Pop. 76G. 
Slaves 216. 

Earthquake, lake, Missouri, 40 
m. W. New Madrid, which com 
municates with St. Francis river. 

Eastbranch, r. Ohio, which runs 
into the Little Miami 9 m. abov 
its mouth. 

East-Bridgewater, p-v. Plymouth 
CO. Mass. 

East- Chester, p-t. \Vestche3ter 
CO. N. Y. 8 m. 3. White Plains, 20 
N, New- York. Pq|>. 1,021. 



ganset bav, IG m. S. Pro\idence, 
22 N. IS. W. Newport. Pop. 
,519. It contains a court house, 
jail, academy, and two churches. 

EoM Guilford, p-v. in Guilford, 
New-Haven co. Ct. 

Eastham, p-t. Barnstable co. 
Mass. 24 m. N. E. Barnstable, 89 
S.E.Boston. Fop. 766. 

Easthampton, p-t. Hampshire co. 
Mass. 5 m. S.rsorthampton. Pop. 
712. 

Eastliampton, p-t. SiifTolk co. N. 
Y. comprises the southern prom- 
ontory at the E. end of Long Isl- 
and, terminating in Moiitauk point, 
and includes Gai'dincr's Island. 35 



E AS 

m. E. Riverhcad, 112 E. New- 
York. Pop. 1,640. Clinton Acad- 
emy, e.stablislicd in this town, is a 
flourishing institution. 

East Hartford, p-t. Hartford co. 
Ct. on llie E. side of Connecticut 
river, opposite Hartford, wiili 
which it is connected bj* a bridge. 
Pop. 3,373. It contains 4 church- 
es, 2 for Congregationalists, 1 foi 
Baptists^ and 1 for Methodists. 
Here are numerous mills and man- 
factuves. About | of a raile frons 
the river is a wide street compact- 
ly settled, with a row of staieU 
elms in the middle extending 2 
miles. 

East Hadclam.p-t. Middlesex co. 
Ct. on the E. side of Connecticut 
river, 14 m. S. Middletown, 21 JN. 
VV. New-London. Poj). 2,572. ll 
contains 4 churches, 3 for Congre- 
gationalists, and 1 for Episcopa- 
lians. 

East Haviburg, p-t. Erie co. N.Y. 

East Haven, t. Essex co. Vt. 4^ 
n. N. Montpelier. Top. 34. 

East Haven, t. New-Haven co. 
Ct. on Long-Island Sound, 4 m 
E.New-Huven. Pop. 1,237. 

East k 171 irnton, t. Rockingham co 
N. H. 21 ni. S. W. Portsmouth 
Pop. 443. 

East Manor, t. Lancaster co. Pa 
Pop. 3,303. 

Easton, p-t. Bristol co. Mass. 10 
Ml. N. Taunton, 22 S. Boston. Pop. 
1,803. 

Easton, p-t. Washington co. N. 
Y. on the Hudson, 16 m. S. W. 
Salem, 27 N. Albany. Pop. 3,051. 

Easto/i, jj-t. and cap. Northamp- 
ton CO. Pa. i.-i pleasantly situated on 
the DeluAvare, at the mouth of the 
Lehigh, 12 m. N. E. Bethlehem, 
bS N. Philadelphia. Pop. 2,370. 
It is regularly laid out and contains 
a court-house, jail, academy, and 



114 E A S 

the Delaware at this place, 570 
feet long. 

Easton, p-t. and cap. Talbot co. 
Md. is on Treadhaven creek, 12 
miles above its junction v\ ith the 
Choplank, 42m. E. S.E. Annap- 
olis, 37 vS. Chester. It is the lar- 
gest town on the eastern shore of 
Maryland, and a place of conside- 
rable business. It contains a 
bank, academy, arsenal, couin- 
house, jail, 2 pi-iuting offices, and 
4 houses for public worship ; 1 for 
Methodists, 1 for Episcopalians, 1 
for Friends, and 1 for blacks. Pop. 
about 1,500. 

Eastport, p-t. and port of entry, 
Washington eo. Me. on Moose 
Island in Passam.aquoddy bay. 
The island is about 4 miles long, 
and has a bold shore accessible for 
large vessels. Common tides rise 
here 25 feet. It has intercourse 
by a ferry with Lubec 3 miles to 
the S. and at the N. extremity is 
connected with the town of Perry 
by a handsome bridge 1207 feet 
long erected in 1820 at an expen.sc 
of;^10,000. The town is pri/ici- 
paliy built on the southern decliv- 
ity of the island, and contains a 
bank, printing office, and 3 church- 
es, 2 for baptists, and 1 for congre- 
gationalists. Pop. 1,937. The^ in- 
habitants are engaged in com- 
merce, particularly the lumber 
trade and the fisheries. The road 
across the island passes over high - 
grounds, affording an extensive 
view of the bay, with its numerous 
islands, and of the adjacent coast. 
41 m. E. N. E. Machias, 279 E. 
N. E. Portland, 60 S. W. St. 
John(N.B.) Lou. 67° VV. Laf. 
440 54' N. 

East river, N. Y. is the strait 
through which Long-Island Sound 
communicates withP^ewYork bav. 



Sbauks. There is a bridge over Its width at Ncw-Yerk » | of -51 



EAT 115 E D E 

mile. It is navigable for vessels'and is open to Christians of every 
of any burden. The strait called|denomination. The Academy con- 



Hdl Gate is in this river. 

East river, port of entry 
Amount of sliipping in 1815, 1,788 
tons. 

East river, Florida, which runs 
in Fensacola bay. Lon. 86° 50' 
W. Lat.30O34'N. 

East Suilburij, p-t. Middlesex co. 
Mass. 18 m. W. Boston. Pop. 902. 

East town, t. Chester co. Fa. 
Top. 618. 

East Union, t. Wayne co. Ohio, 
6 m. E. Wooster. Pop. 787. 

East Whiteland, p-v. Chester co. 
Pa. 

East-Windsor, p-t. Hartford co. 
Ct. on the E. side of Connecticut 
river, 8 m. N. Hartford. Pop. 



3,400. It contains 4 churches, 
for congrogationalists and 1 for 
Episcopalians. The distillery of 
gin here is probfbly the largest 
the United States. ' In this town is 
Warehouse Point, at the head of 
sloop navigation on Connecticut 
river, 13 m. above Hartford. 

Eaton,\i-X. Straflford co. N. H.49 
m. N. E. Concord. Pop. 1,071. 

Eaton, p-t. and cap. Madison co 
N. Y. 30 m. S. ^V^ Utica, and 120 
W.Albany. Pop. 3,021. 

Eaton, t. Luzerne co. Pa. Pop 
478. 

Eaton, p-t. and cap. Preble co 
Ohio, on St. Clair's creek within 
5 of a mile of old Fort St. Clair 
24 m. W. Dayton, 90 W. Colum 
bus. Pop. 255. Here is a prin 
ting office. 

Eaton's nccA:, the N. extremity of 
Huntington, on Long Island, ]\. 
Y. where a lighthouse is erected. 

Eatonton, p-t. and cap. Putnam 
CO. Geo. iu a very healthy situa 
lion. It contains a court house, 
jail, academy, and a church, whicl 
is erected oiii the Academy square. 



Isists of 2 handsome two-story 
Va. 'buildings, 150 yards apart, one for 
males and the other for females, 
and has a library and philosophi- 
cal apparatus. The number of 
students in each department is 50. 
92 m. iN. W. Milledgeville. 

Eatontown, v. in Shrewsbuiy, 
Monmouth co. N.J. 1 m. from the 
town of Shrewsbury. 

Ebenezer, creek, Geo. runs S. 
E.and falls into Savannah river at 
Ebone/.er. 

Ebchezer, t. Effingham co. Geo. 
on Savannah river, 25 m. N. N. 
W. Savannah. It was settled iu 
1735, by Protestants from Ger- 
many. 

Ehenezer Academy, p-v, York co> 
S. C. 

Edenshurg, p-t. and cap. Cam- 
bria co. Pa. on the Conemaugh,75 
m. E. Pittsburg. Pop. 168. 

Eddington, p-t. Penobscot co^ 
Me. on Penobscot river, 5 m. E. 
Bangor. Pop. 271. 

Eddij grove, p-t. Caldwell co. 

Ky. 

Eddtjville, p-i. and cap. Caldwell 
CO. Ky. on Cumberland river, 60 
m. from Harpshead. 

Eden, t. Hancock co. Me. 36 m. 
E. Castiue. Pop. 764. 

Eden, t. Orleans co. Vt. 30 m. 
N. Montpelier. Pop. 201. 

Edon, t. Erie co. (N. Y.) S. of 
Buffalo. Pop. 1,065. 

EdensborougJif p-v. Ripley co. 
Ind. 

Edenton, port of entry, and cap. 
Chowan co. JN. C. at the head of 
a bay, on the JN. side of Albemarle 
Sound, near the mouth of Chowan 
river, 77 m. S. S. W. Norfolk, 85 
N. N. E. Nevvbern. Lat. 36° 6' 
N . It coHtains a court-house, jail., 



EDI 

bank, academy and 2 chnrches, 1 
for Baptists and 1 for Episcopa- 
lians. Its sitnaiion is advantajreous 
for trade. The amount of ship- 
pi 02; in 1815 was 6,076 tons 



116 EGG 

ihat are bound to Beaufort, Asliee* 
poo, Combahee, and Coosa. 

Edisto Island, on the coast of 
S. C. 40 m. S. W. Charleston, 
with which it is connected by 



Edjxarton, p-t. port of entry, and good inland navigation. It is sep 



cap. T3iike"s co. Mass. on the E 
side of the island of Martha's 
Vincvard, 14 m. from the main. 
100 S. S. E. Boston. Lon.TO^ 
•i6' W. Lat. 4P To' N. Pop. 
l,o7 1. It has a <;Ood harbor, secur- 
ed by the island of Cliabbaquid- 
dick, whic'i is included in the juris- 
diction of Edgarton. Shipping in 
1315, 993 tons. 

Ed£;ecomI>e, p-t. Lincoln co. Me. 
on Sheeoscot river, opposite Wis 
cas>et. 'Pop. 1,629. 

Edgecombe, co. N. C. on Tai 
river. Pop. 13,276. Slaves 5,745. 
Chief t. Tarborough. 

£(/^e'?e/(/, district, S. C. between 
Saluda and Savannah rivers, and 
Abbeville district. Pop. 25,119 
Slaves 12,198. At the C. H.' is c 
post-office. 

Ed^cmont, t. Delaware co. Pa 
Pop. '640. 

Edinburgh, p-t. Saratoga co. 
N. Y. 26 m. N. W. Ballston,50fr. 
Albany. Pop. 1,469 

Edinburgh t. Elbert co. Geo. on 
Savannah river. 



Edinburgh t. Portage co. Ohio, 6:office 



arated fromVVadmalaw and John's 
islands, by North Edisto inlet, 
which affords a good harbor fur 
vessels of small draft. The island 
is 12 miles long, and from 1 to 5 
broad, and contained in 1813, 236 
white inhabitants, and 2,600 slaves. 
Here are 2 cluuches, i for Pres- 
byterians, who have a large perma- 
nent fund for the support of the 
gospel, and 1 for Episcopalians. — 
The island is devoted to the cul- 
ture of cotton, and is very produc- 
tive. The white inhabitants re- 
side on their plantations only dur- 
ing the winter, and spend the hot 
months in sumn^^r-houses on the 
margin of the sea. 

Edmeston, Tp-t. Otsego co. N. Y. 
18 m. W. Cooperstown, 84 fr. Al- 
bany. Pop. 1,841. 

Edvards, co. III. on dieWabash 
Pop. 3,444. Chief t. Palmyra. 

Edicard»ville, p-t. and cap. Mad- 
ison CO. 111. on Cahokia r. 22 m. 
N.E.St. Louis. Lat. 38O50'N. 
Lon. 89° 55' W. It contains a 
land-office, a bank, and a printing- 



m. S. E. Ravenna. Pop. 115. 

Edinbi'rg. t. Dearborn co. Ind ]fii 



Eel 7*?rer, Ind. runs S. W. and 
s into the Wabash, 200 m. a- 



^ a mile fr. the Ohio. It is on ele-jbove V 
vatod ground above the floods of """ 
the river. 

Edisto, or Ponpon, r. S.C. is for-l 



incennes. 



E§}vo-ham, t. Stratford co. N.H. 

43 m. N. E. Concord. Pop. 1,368. 

Ej/'ingha/n. co. Geo. between Sa- 



mcd of t'vo branches, which unite:vannah and Ogechee rivei"s. Pop. 
below Oiangeburgh, and entersir3,0]8. Slaves 1,347. Chief town, 
the ocean on each sid« of Edisto;Springfield. 



island, through iwo inlets tail- 
ed North and South Edisto. It! 



Ezgliarbor. Great, inlet and riv- 
N. J. The river forms the 



is navigable for laigo boats 100 boundary between Cape May and 
miles. Through Soufh-Edisto in-iGloucester coimties, and runs into 
let euter all vessels from the North,lthe inlet, in lat. 39° 22' N. It is 



ELB 1 

navigable 20 miles for vessels of 
'200 tons. 

Eggkarbor, Great, s-p. and port 
of entry, Gloucester co. N. J. on 
the sea coast, at the mouth of E^g 
harbor river, GO m. fr. Philadel 
phia Pop. 1,633. Shipping in 
1815, 3,5G9 tons. 

Egglmibor, Little, inlet, N.J. lies 
17 m. N. Great Eggharbor inlet 
It receives ?.Iulicus creek, which 
is navigable 20 miles for vessels of 
GO tons. 

Eggharbor, Little, s-p. and port 
of entry, Burlington co. N. J. on 
the sea coast, 60 m. fr. Phiiad 
phia. Pop. 1,102. Shipping in 
1815, 1,618 tons. The compact 
part of the town is called Clamtoum. 

Egg Island, small isl. N. J. on 
the r>t. side of Delaware bay, in 
Cumberland county. 

Egmont Island, in the gulf of 
Mexico, on the W. coast of Floi 
da. Lon. 82° 55' VV. Lat. 27° 

m' N. 

Egremont, p-t. Berkshire co 
Mass. 15 m. S. S. W. Lenox. Pop 
8G5. 

Eighteen mile creek, r. N. Y. runs 
into Lake Ontario 18 m. E. Fort 
Niagara. 

EigJiteen-mile creek, Ohio, runs 
into the Ohio, 18 m, below Galli- 
polis. 

Elba, t. Genessee co. N. Y 
Fop. 1,333. 

Elbert, CO. in the Western dis- 
trict of Geo. between Savannali 
and Broad rivers. Pop. 11,788 
Slaves 5,159. Chief t. Elberton. 

Elberton, p-t. and cap. Elbert co 
Geo. on Savannah r. 23 m. N. W 
Petersburg, 73 from Milledgeville 
Pop. 122. 

Elberton, t Effingham co. Geo. 
on the Ogechee, 19 m. W. Ebeue- 
zer, 48 N. W. Savannah. 



17 E L f 

Elbridge, p-v. in Camillas, On- 
ondaga CO. N. Y. 

Eldridge, p-t. Huron co. Ohio. 
Pop. 376. 

Eleven-point river, Missouri, runs 
n(o White river. 

Elizabeth, t. Alleghany co. Pa. 
on the E. side of thn Monongahe- 
1 1, IC m. S. S. E. Pittsburg. Pop. 
2,493. 

Elizabeth, r. Va. is formed by 
the union of 2 branches, at Nor- 
folk, and flows into Hampton 
Roads 8 iv.. below. It is from 150 
to 200 fath'Jin-^ wide, and at com- 
mon Hoods has 18 fegt water to 
Norfolk. Its entrance is defend- 
ed by a fort ; see Craneij Ishmd. 

Elizabeth, t. Lawrence co.Ohio, 
Pop. 295. Another.Miami co. Pop. 
768. 

Elizabeth city, co. Va. between 
York and James rivers. Pop, 3,- 
789 Slaves 1,643. Chief t. Hamp- 
ton. 

Elizabeth city, p-t. anrl cap. Pas- 
rpiotankco. N. C. on Pa.s(|uoiank 
river, 40 m. N. E. Edenton, 50 S. 
Norfolk, with ^^ liich it has a water 
commnnication by the canal. It 
contains a court-house, jail, and 
4 churciies, 2 for Bap'ists, 1 for 
Methodists, and 1 for Quakers. 

Elizabeth /s/a7?6/.s-,Dukes co.iVIass. 
between Martha's vinevird and 
the main land. Lon 70^38'— 70° 
56' W. Lat 41° 24'— 41° 32' N. 
They are about 16 in number, the 
principal of which are Nashawn, 
Pasqni, Nashawenua, Pinequese, 
and Ciitfyhunk. 

ElizabeUitoicn,\)-t. and cap. Es- 
sex CO. N. Y. on lake Champlain, 
130 m. N. Albany. Poi*. 889. It 
contains a court-house, jail, and 
State arsenal. 

Elizabethtotm, p-t. and bor. Es- 
sex CO. N. J. 6 m. S. Newark, 15 



9 



ELK 

W. S. W. New- York. Lon. 74- 
.12' W. Lat. 40^ 38' N. Fop. 3,- 
615. It is pleasantly situated on 
a creek, emptying itself into Sta- 
ten island sound, and contains an 
academy, bank, and 3 hou^s for 
public \\o!-sliip, 1 Ibr Presbyteri- 
ans, 1 for Episcopalians, and 1 fo 
Methodists. Vessels of 20 or 30 
tons come up to the town, and 
those of 200 ur 300 tons corae as 
far as Elizabethtown Point at the 
mouth of the creek,2 miles distant 
A steam boat plies between the 
city of New York and ihe Point 

Elizabeth ioicn, p-t. Lancaster co. 
Pa. 13 m. N. W. Lancaster. 00 W 
by N. Philadelphia. Pop. 1,928. 

Elizabethloion. See Hagars- 
toicn. 

Elizabethtmon, p-t. and cap. Bla- 
den CO. N.C. on the N.W. branch 
of Cape-Fear river, 40 m. above 
Wilmington, 55 below Fayette- 
ville. 

Elizabethioicn,\)-t. and cap. Car- 
ter CO. Ten. 25 m. E. Blountsville. 

Ellzabelhtmon, p-t. and cap. 
Harden co. Kv. 45 m. S. bv W. 
Blountsville. Pop. in 1810, 181. 

Elizabethtoicn,p't. Hamson co. 
Ind. 

Elk, r. Missouri Ter. which 
runs into the Mississippi 4 ra. a- 
bove the Little falls. Itis40yard^^ 
wide at its mouth and there is a 
short portage from its waters to 
the St. Anthony. 

Elk,r. Eastern shore of Md. ih 
formed by the union of Big and 
Little Elk creeks, at Elkton, and 
passing by French town, flows in- 
to the Chesapeake 15 miles be- 
low, at Turkey point. 

Elk, r. rises on tlie W. side of 
the Cumberland mountains. Ten. 
and flowing S. W. into Alabama, 
Joins Tennessee river, a little a- 
bove the Muscle Shoj^ls. 



118 ELL 

Elk, t. Athens co. Ohio. Pop, 
537. 

Elk creek, Pa. unites with Penn's 
creek and falls into the Susque- 
hannah, 5 m. below Sunbury. 

Elk creek, t. Erie co. Pa, Pop. 
238. 

Elk creek, Ohio, runs into the 
Miami, in Madi.son. 

Elkhorn, r. Ky. runs into Ken- 
tucky river, 8 m. below Frankfort, 
and i? 50 yards wide at its mouth . 

Elkhorn, p-t. Montgomery co. 
Missouri. 

Elkland, t. Lycoming co. Pa. 
Pop. 343. 

Elkland, p-t. Tioga co. Pa. Pop. 
.509. 

Elklick, t. Somerset co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,687. 

Elkii'Ji^e landing, t. An«e-Arun- 
del CO. Md. on the S. bank of the 
Fatapsco, at the falls, 8 m. S. W. 
Eaiiimore ; noted for its tobacco 
called kite's foot. 

Elkrim, t. Columbiana co. Ohio. 
Fop. 1,356. 

Elkton, p-t. and cau. Cecil co. 
Md. at the forks of tlk river, 13 
HI. above its mouth at Turkey 
point, 12 m. S. W. Christiana- 
bridge, 10 N. Charlestown, 46 S. 
VV. Philadelphia, 66 N. E. Balti- 
more. The tide flows up to the 
town, and there was formerly a 
l)risk trade between Philadelphia 
and Baltimore, through this place. 
The viilase is well-built ; the 
t)Lib!ic buildings are a coi.rt-house, 
jail, bank, and Melhodii-t church. 

Ellcton, p-t. Giles CO. Ten. 

Elkton, p-t. Christian co. Ky. 

Ellerii,t. Chatauque co. N.Y. 

Ellicottjt. Chatauque co. (N.Y.) 
S. E. Chdtauque. Pop. 1,462. 

EUicotts, or Eleven-mile creek, N. 
Y. runs inio the Tonne wanta, at 
its entrance into Niagara river. 

EUicoUsville. See Selaertown. 



ELL 



119 



Ellicottville, t. and cap. Catarau 
gus CO. N. Y. 

Ellington, p-t. Tolland co. Ct 
13 m. N.E. Hariloid. Pop. 1, 
19G. 

Elliot, t. York co. Me. Pop. 1, 
679. 

Elliot, a missionary station of 
the American Board of Foreiga 
Missions, among llie Clioctaw In- 
dians, within the cliartered limits 
of the State of Mississippi, 3 m. S 
of Yalo Busha creek, about 30 a- 
bove its junction with the Yazoo. 
400 >V. S. \V. Bi-ainerd, 145 fr. 
the Walnut Hills on the Mi'^sissippi. 
Lou. 89° 50' W. Lat. 33° 30' i\ 
By means of the Yalo Busha, Ya- 
zoo, and Mississippi, it has a wa- 
ter communication with New-Oi- 
leans. This establishment wa- 
commenced in 1818, and receive;- 
.^1000 annually from the United 
States' treasury. In 1822, the 
whole number of the family pei 
mancntly settled here was 21 ; th 
schools, which arc conducted on 
the Lancaslerian plan, contained 
80 scholars, children of the Choc- 
taws, of whom 60 were boys and 
20 girls. The property of the uiis 
fion consisting of 70 acres of inv 
proved land, well stocked and hav 
ing convenient buildings, amount' 
ed to ^15,490. 

Elliot's IsLind, small isl. in the 
gulf of Florida. Lon. 8^ 25' W 
Lat. 25^ 32' N. 

Ellis, V. Oxford co. Me. runs in- 
to the Androscoggin, in Rumford. 

Ellis, r. Coos CO. N. H. runs in- 
to the Saco, in Bartlett. 

Ellisburg, p-t. Jefferson co. N. 
Y. on lake Ontario, well situated 
for trade. Pop. 3,531. 

Ellis's Island, small isl. in the 
Florida stream, Lon. 81° IC W. 
Lat. 24'^^ 50' N. 

Elsworthj p-t. Hancock co. Me. 



END 

N. E.Caiine. Pop. 



24 m. N. E.Ca.iine. Pop. 892. 

Ellsicorth, t. Grafton co. N. H. 
il m. N. N. VV. Plymouth. Pop. 
213. 

Ellsicorth, p-v. and parish, Sha- 
ron, Ct. 12 m. W. Litchfield. 

Ellsworth, t. Trumbull co. Ohio, 
on the VV. side of Canlield, 14 m. 
S.Warren. Pop. 508. 

Elmer's, p-v. Western, N. Y. 

Elmiia, or JVewtowyi, p-t. Tioga 
CO. N. Y. on Tioga river, at the 
mouth of Elmira creek, 20 m. VV. 
Spencer, 16 E. Painted-post. Pop. 
2,955. A canal is contemplated to 
connect Seneca lake with Tioga 
river, at this place. 

Elmore, t. Orleans co. Vt. 16 m. 
.V. Montpclier. Pop. 157. 

El.-^e?! borough, i. Salem co. N.J. 
Pop. 505. 

Elvira, 111. on Cash r. 

Elyria, p-t. Huron co. Ohio, on 
ihe road from Sandusky to Cleav- 
land, in the forks of Black river, 9 
m. fr. Lake Erie. Here are falls 
of 46 feet on which mills are ere«- 
ted.^ Pop. 174. 

E?iib.trruss, r. III. which runs 
into the Wabash, a lilde below 
Vincennes. 

Embden, t. Somerset co. Me. on 
Kennebec river, 16 m. N. Nor- 
ridgewock. Pop. 664. 

Emersonville. p-i. Gibson co.Ind. 

Emery's, r Roane co. Ten. runs 
into Clinch river, 7 m. above 
Kingston. 

Emmanuel, co. Geo. on Ogechee 
river. Pop. 2,928. Slaves^ 367. 

Emmaus, p-t. Northampton co. 

Emmittsburs:, p-v. Frederick co. 
Md.24m. N.^E. FredericktOAvn, 
50 N. VV. Baltimore. Lat. 39^ lO' 
30" N. 

Endless Mo^mtixi.ts. See Atte- 
ghanies. 



EPP 1 

Enfeld, p-t. Grafton co. N. H. 
10 m. S.E. Dartmouth Colleue. 
42 N. W. Concord. Pop. 1,370. 
It contains a village of about 40 
houses, which if> on INlasconv 
pond ; and a village of Shakers. 

Enfeld, t. Hampshire CO. Mass. 
on tlie E. side of Belchertown 
Pop. 873. 

Enfield, p-t. Ilarlfoi'd co.Ct.on 
the L. side of Connecticut river, 
opposite Sufiiield, with which it is 
connected by a bridfje, 16 m. IS. 
Hariford. Pop. 2,065. Here i.^ 
a scalemcnt of Shukers. 

Enjield, t. Ton^kins co. N. Y. 

Enfield, p-t. Halifax co. N. C. 

Er.glhh nciglibourhood, v. Be;- 
S,en CO. N. J. on a N. E. branch 
of the Hackinsac, W. of Fort 
laee. 

English town, p-v. Monmouth 
co.N.J. IHm. E. Princeton, 2] 
W. Shrewsbury. 

English toicn, p-t. Athens co. 
Ohio. 

English turn, (Detmir des Ang- 
lais,) a l^end of Mi'-sissippi river. 
18 m. below New Orleans, 87 a- 
bove the Balize. It is defended by 
forts . 

Eno, r. N. C. which unites widi 
Little river and Flat river, to form 
the Neusc, 17 m. below Hillsbo- 
rough. 

Enorce, r. S. C. a N. W. branch 
of Broad river. Its mouth is 5 miles 
below the mouth of Tiger river. 

Enoshurg, p-t. Franklin co. Vt. 
on Mi.s.-is(iue river, 35 m. N. E 
Burlington. Pop. 932. 

Ephmtc, or Dnnkard's town, 
p-t. Lancaster CO. Pa. on Cocali 
CO creek, a branch of the Cones- 
ta^ro, 12 m. N, Lancaster, 00 >Y. 
Philadelphia. It is settled by 
a religipus sect from Germany, 
called Dunkers. 

Epping. p-t. Rockingliam co. 



20 ERI 

N.H 20 m. W. Portsmouth Pop, 
i,lo8. 

Epsom, p-t. Rockingham co. N. 
IT. lOm.E. Concord, 45 N. W, 
Portsmouth. Pop. 1,136. _ 

Erabliere, v. Iiid. runs into the 
Wabash on the N. sidf^, between 
Fort Harrison and Tiripc canoe 
creek. 

Erie, CO. N. Y. on Lake Erie 
and rS'iagara river. Pop. 15,668. 

Erie, CO. the N. W. corner of 
Pa.^ Pop. 8,553. Chief t. Erie. 

Eiie, or Presqne Isle, p-t. and 
(.•ap. Erie co. Pa. pleasantly situa- 
ted on the S. ."-ide of Lake Erie, 
on the margin of a bay former! by 
Fresque isie ; 80m. S. S. W. Buf- 
fci'o, 136 N. Pittsburg, 100 E. 
Cleaveiand. Pop. 035. It con- 
tains a court-house, jail and print- 
ing-ofiicc. It has an exrclicnt har- 
bour for small vessels, hut the en- 
trance is narroAv and difficult. The 
trade of the town is considerable. 
The shipping, in 1815, amounted 
to 249 ton.s. The portage between 
this place and French creek, one 
of the branches of Alleghany river, 
is only 16 miles, and a turnpike 
has been completed through this 
distance. 

Erie canal. See A". Yorfc. 

Erie Lake, on the boundary be- 
tween the U.S. aud Up. Canada, 
It lies between 41° 20' and 43° N. 
!at. and between 79^ 50' and 83-20' 
W. Ion. is 290 miles long from 
S. \V. to N. E. ; in the wides^ 
part 63^ broad, and in circumfer- 
ence 658 miles. It receives the 
waters of Lake Superior, Michi- 
gan, Huron, and vSf. Clair, through 
Detroit river, and discharges itself 
into Lake Ontario through Niaga- 
ra river. 

Erin, t. Ind. on the Ohio, oppo- 
site Port William, 10 m. below Ve- 
vay, and 12 above Madison. It i? 



ESS 



oil elevated ground, and was laid 
yut in 1815. 

Errol, t. Coos co. N. H. 25 m. 
from Stratford. Pop.SG. 

Eririna. p-v. Bucks co. Pa. 

Escambia, r. rises in Al. and run- 
nii!i^ into Florida, joins the Con- 
ecuh on the W. side. It is some 
times called Conecuh. 

Esa^n/s, t. Ulster co. N. Y. on 
the Hudson, 4 ni. below Kiucrston. 
I'op. 1,513. The town of Khigs- 
ton'is sometimes cnMed Esojws. 

Eftoptis, jf,reek, Ulster co. N. Y 
viins into the Hudson at Sanger 
ties, II m. below Catskill. 

Esperaiice,\')-\. in Schoharie, N 

. 8 m. N. S 

m. V/. Albany 

Essex, CO. the N. E.part of Ver- 
mont. Pop. 3,281. Chief t. Guild 
hall. 

Esstw, t. Chittenden co. Vt. on 
Onion river, 8 m. E. Burlington 
l^op. 1,089. 

Essex, CO. Mass. in the N. E 
nari of the state. Pop. 74,055. 
Chief t. Salem. 

Essex, t. Essex co. Mass. on 
Chebaco river, 2 m. above its 
mouth, 5 ni. S. S. E. Ipswich, 12 
ni. N. E. Salem. The river is nav 
igable for sloops of GO tons. Here 
are built the boats called Chcbacco 
boats. Essex formerly constitu- 
ted the S. parish of Ipswich, and 
was called Chebacco. Pop. 1,108. 

Essex.p-v. and borough, iNiiddl 
sex CO. Ct. 

Essex, co.N.Y. on Lake Cham- 
plain. Pop. 12,811. Chief t.Eiiz 
abethtown. 

Essex, p-t. Essex co. N. Y. on 
Lake Champlain, 136 m. fr. A!b 
ny. Pop. 1,225. The Split rock 
in this town, is a rock projecting 50 
yards into the Lake, the poiiit of 
which, consisting of nbout ^ an 
acre aod covered with trees, is re- 



121 E U T 

moved from the main rock about 
20 feet. The height of this rock 
on each side of the fissure is about 
12 feet above the water. 

Essex, CO. N. J. on Hudson rtv- 
r. Pop. .30,798. Chief towns,New- 
ark and Elizabeth town. 

Essex,co.Vsi. Pop.9,909. Slaves 
G,046. Chief t. Tappahannock. 

Esteriaury. See Oostenalah. 

Esthertrncm, t. Dauphin co. Pa. 
on the E. side of the Susquehan- 
nah, 7 m. above Harrisburg. 

Esile, or Estell, co. Ky. Pop. 
3,507. Slaves 281. 

Etna, t. Penobscot co. Mc. Pop. 
194. 

Eloirah, or Etoivce, v. Geo. 
which rises among the Alleghany 
mountains, in the N. part of tlie 
State, and flowing S. W., joins the 
Oostenalah in the Cherokee coun- 
ttv, to form the Coosa. 

Ei'ans, p-t. Erie co. N.Y. 

Evansha7n,t. and cap. Wythe co. 
Va. on the E. side of Reedy creek, 
a branch of the Kenhawa, 40 m. 
W. Christiansburg, 240 W. S. AV. 
Richmond. 

Evansville, p-t. Monroe co. Al. 

Euclid, p-t. Cuyahoga co. Ohio, 
on Lake Erie, 8 m. P^. E. Cleave- 
land. Pop. 809. 

Evesham, p-t. Burlington co. IS. 
J. in the forks of Moore's creek^ 
IG m. E. Philadelphia, 25 S. Bur- 
lington. Pop. 3.977. 

EuJdllogee, a central district in 
the Cherokee country. In 1821 
die united Brethren established a 
mission here. 30 ra. fr. Spring 
place. 

Eidalia, t. Potter co. Pa. Pop. 
133. 

Eustis, lake, Missouri Ter. the 
S. W. head of Yellowstone river. 

Ei-itaw sjvings, r. B.C. which 
runs into the Santee Near its 
source a battle was fought in 1731, 



F AI 

ivliich, in effect, terminated the 
war in this slate. 

Etcingville, p-t. Christian co. 

Ky. 

E.refer, t. Penobscot co. Me. 20 
m. rs. W Bangor. Pop. 682. 

Exeter, v. 2S. H. rises in San- 
dov n, and ninnisig E. meets the 
tide at £xe<er. li here takes 1 ho 
name oi Siiawacot, and running IN. 
coniiRunicates with the Piscata- 
qua, ihrounh Great Bay. 

Esder, p-t. Rockingham co. N. 
H. pleasantly situated at the l^.ead 
of navigation on Exeier river, a 
branch of the Piscataqiia, which if- 
navij^able to this place lor vessel.'- 
of 500 ions. 15 m. S. W. Ports- 
moi'.ih, 15 N. W. Newbnrvport, 50 
N. Boston. Pop. 2,114. " It con- 
tains a couvt-house, jail, bank, 
academy, and 3 houses of pnljlit 
worship. 2 for Congrcgalionaltsts, 
and 1 for Baptists. It is well sit- 
uated for a iTianufactariiig town, 
and has a woollen and 2 cotton 



123 r A I 

endowed academy in New-Eng- 
land. It has funds to the amount 
o{ ,^80,000, a well selected library 
of 700 volumes, and a handsome 
philosoj^hical apparatus. It has a 
principal, a professor of mathema- 
tics and natural philosophy, an as- 
sistant, and about 80 .students. The 
building is an elegant edifice, 76 
feet by 'SG, and 2 stories high. The 
funds are appropriated in part to 
the support of indigent student-;. 

Exeter, t. Washington co. R. I. 
24 m. S. W. Providence. Pop. 
2,581. 

Exder, p-t. Otsego co. N. Y. 10 
m. N. W. Cooperstown, 73 W. 
Albany, Fop. 1,430. 

Exeier^ p-t. Luzerne co. Pa. Pop. 
820. 

Exeier, t. Berks co. Pa. on the N. 
side of the Schuylkill, below Read- 
ing. Pop. 1,381. 

Exeter, X. ]New Hanover co. N. 
C. on the N. E. branch of Cape 
Fear river, 3G m. N. Wilming- 



ton. 



factories, a manufactory of ord- 
nance and small arms, ^^c, j Exder, t. Harrison co. Ind. Pop 

Phillips Exeter Academy, foun- 1,155. 
ded in this town In- the Hen. John E^i'aville. See Mo.lone. 
Phillips, LL. D. in 1781, is the bcs(| 



F. 



F^Birs, p-t. Onondaga co. N. 
y. 17 m. S. E. Onondaga, 130 W. 
Albany. Pop. 2,494. 

Factories, p-v. Hampden co. 
INIass. 

Fair banks, p-t. Chatauque co. 
N.Y. 

Fairfax, p-t. Kennebec co. Me. 
25 m. N. Augusta. Pop. 1,204. 

Fairfax, p-t. Franklin co. Vt. on 
on Lainoil river, 18 n). N. N. E. 
Burlington. Pop. 1,359. 
Va. P( 



Fairfax, CO. 



op. 11,404 



Sl.ives, 4.673. Chief t. Centre - 
viiic, 

Fairfax, p-t. and cap. Culpeper 
CO. Va. 40 m. W. N. W. Freder- 
icksburg, 7b fr. Washinffton. 

Fairfield, p-t. Somerset co. Me. 
on the'W. side of the Kennebec, 
opposite Clinton, 9 m. S. NorridjTc- 
wock, 25 N. Augusta. Pop. 1,G09. 

FoArf-eld, p-t. Franklin co. Yt. 
26 m. is. IN. E. Burlington. Pop. 
1,573. 

Fairfield, co. Ct, Pop. 42.739. 



FAI 



123 



F AL 



Chief towns, Fairfield and Dan 
biu-y. 

Fah-Jieldy p-t. and port of entry, 
Fairfield co. Ct. is pleasantly situ- 
ated on Lonw Island Sound, 21 m. 
W. S. W. New-Haven, 54 N. E. 
New- York, Lon.730 15/ W. Lat. 
41° 8' N. Pop. 4,151. It con- 
tains a court-house, academy, and 
tl houses of public worship, 3 for 
Congregationalists, 1 for Episco- 

Salians, 1 for Baptists, and 1 for 
lethodists. There are 4 villages 
within the town, Fairfield, Green- 
field Hill, Green's farms or Sau- 
gatuck, and Mill river, and 3 har- 
bors. Black Rock, Mill River and 
Saugatuck. With the exception 
of iNew-London, Black Rock is 
the best harbor in the Sound. 

Fairjield, p-t. Herkimer co. N. 
Y. 10 m. N. Herkimer, 15 W. Al- 
bany. Fop. 2,610. Here is an 
academy, and a medical school 
connected with it. 

Fairjield, t. Essex co. N. J. 

Fairfield^ t. Cumberland co. N. 
J. on Cohanzv creek, 25 m. E. 
Salem. Fop. 1,869. 

Fairfield, t. Crawford co. Pa. 
Pop. 553. 

Fairfield, t. Westmoreland co. 
Fa. Pop. 2,652. 

Fairfield, or Miller's, p-t. Adams 
CO. Pa". 8 m. W. Gettysburg. 

Fairfield, district, S. C. between 
Wateree and Broad rivers. Pop. 
17,174. Slaves 7,748. Chief t. 
Monticeilo. 

Fairfield, p-v. Nelson co. Ky. 10 
m. fr. Bairdstown. 

Fnirfield, co. in the centrid part 
of Ohio. Pop. 16,633. Chief t. 
Lancaster. 

Fairfield, t. Columbiana co. 0- 
hio. Pop. 1,287. 

Fairfield, t. Highland co. Ohio, 
N. of Hillsborough. Pop. 2,100. 

Fairfield, t. Jefferson co. Ohio. 



Fairfield, p-t. Greene co. Ohi|i>, 
llm.N.VV.Xcnia. 

Fairfield, t. Butler co. Ohio. 
Fop. 1",807. &ee Hamilton. 

Fairfield, t. Licking co. Ohio, 4> 
m. N. Newark. 

Fairfield, t. Tuscarawas co. 0- 
hio. Pop. oi2. 

Fairhaveu, t. ^oraerset co. Me. 
Pop. 116. 

Fairhuven, p-t. Rutland co. Vt, 
on Poidtnev rivor, 9 m. N. N. E. 
Whitehall, 43 W. Windsor. Pop, 
714. 

Fairhat'cn, t. Bristol co. Mass. 
on the E.side of Accushnet river» 
opposite New Bedford. Pop. 
2,733. . 

Fairhave??, v. Gallia co. Ohio, on 
Ohio river, opposite the mouth 
of the Kenhaway, 4 m. above Gal- 
lipolis. 

Fa?/7ee, p-t. Orange. CO. Vt. on 
Connecticut river, 35 m. above. 
Windsor. Pop. 1,143, including 
West-Fairlee. 

Fairlee, West, t. Orange co, Vt. 
W. of Fairlee. 

Fairport, t. Geauga co. Ohio, at 
the mouth of Grand river, 15 m 
N. Chardon,32 N. E. Cleveland, 
180 from Columbus. 

Fairloicn, p-t. Cumberland co, 
N.J. Pop. in 1810,2,279. 

Fainiew, p-t, Erie co. Pa. Fop. 
536. 

Fairvieio, t, York co. Fa. Pop. 
1,764. 

Fairview, t. Guernsey co, Ohio, 
25 m. E. Cambridge. 

Fales, r. Ohio, runs into the 0- 
hio, 11 m. above Portsmouth. 

Fall, V. which rises in Wa» 
fuperpond, R. I. and passing into 
Massachusetts, falls into Mount 
Hope bay. 

Fall 7'iver, p-v. Troy, Bristol co, 
Mass. on bolii sides of Fall r. at 
it.-? niouth. The river falls MO fi^et 



F AL 



124 



FAR 



V, iihiu tlie course of 100 rods, af- 
fording fine mill seats. There if; a 
sloop navigation to the falls. At 
this place are erected iron woiks. 
3 grist mills, 3 saw mills, 4 cotton 
factories, and a large cotton and 
woollen factory. The village con- 
tains 2 churches, 1 for Congrega- 
tionalists. and 1 for Baotists. Pop. 
about 1,000. 

Fall creek, v. Tompkins co. N. 
Y. which flows into the S. end of 
Cayuga lake. There is a cataract 
in this river, 1 mile from its mouth, 
of 90 feet perpendicular, and tlie 
y.ho!e de?-cent of tiie water, v.id.- 
in 1^ miles, is estimated at 350 
feet. 

Falling sprir.^R, r. V'a. whicl". 
vises 20^11. S. W. of the Warm 
spring, and flowing into Jackson 
river. It has a fall of 200 feei 
perpendicular, and a person may 
walk dry between the sheet of «a- 
ler and the rock. 

Fallouifreld. t. Washington co. 
Pa. on the W. side of the Monon- 
gahela, 2om. S. E. Washington. 
"Pop. 2,020. 

Fallouifidd, t. Crawford co. Pa. 
Poi>. 742. 

Fallowfcdd, East, t. Chester co. 
Pa.^ Pop. 857. 

FulloiDfkld, Wed, t. Chester co. 
Pa. Pop. 864. 

Falls, t. Bucks CO. Pa. on the 
Delawaic, opposite Bordentov.n, 
23 m. N. E. Philadelphia. Pop'. 
1,880. 

Falls, t. Muskingum co. Ohio. 
Pop. 1,112. 

Fait, t. ilockhocking co. Ohio. 
Pop. 1,001. 

FaUsioii'.-?, p-t. Ircdel co. N. C. 

Falmm/th, p-t. Cumberland co. 
Me. on Cascobay, 5 m. N. Port- 
land. Pop. 1,679. Il formerly 
included Portland, "Westbrcok 
and Cape Klizabet.lK 



Fulmoutli. s-p. and p-t. Barn.sta- 
ble CO. Mass. 19 m. S. W. Barn- 
stable, 72 S.Boskm. Pop. 2,370. 

Falmouth, t. Lancaster co. Pa. 
20 m S. Lancaster.- 

Falmouth, p-t.' StaflTord co. V^. 
on the N. side of the Rappahan- 
nock, opposite FredericksburEr, 23 
m. S. W. Dumfries, 56 S. S.^ W- 
Washington. Lon. 7,7^ 30' W. 
Lat. 38° 18' N. It is at the foot 
of the falls^ and has considerable 
trade. ' 

Falmoidh, p-t. Pendleton co. 
Ken. on Little Licking river. 
Pop. 121. Here is a bank. 

Fannet} p-t. Franklin co. Fa. 
Pop. 1,747. 

Faq'uier, co. Va. Pop. 23,103. 
Slaves 11,167. Chief t. Warren- 
town. JNearRectortown is a me- 
dicinal spring. 

Farmer, p-t. Seneca co. N. Y, 

FarinersxUj^, t. Cataraugus co, 
N. Y. 

Fai-mwgton, p-t, Kennebec co. 
Me. 30 m. IN. Augusta. Pop. 
1,983. Here is an academy. 

Farniinglon. p-t. Strafford co. 
N. H. 26 m. N. W. Portsmoutli . 
Pop. 1,716. 

Farminaton, p-t. Hartford co. 
Ct. on Farmington river, 10 m. 
W. Hartford, 30 N. New-Haven. 
Pop. 3,012. It contains 3 houses 
of public worsliip, 2 for Congre- 
gationalists, and 1 for Baptists. 

Farmiiigton river, rises in Mass. 
and runs S. E. to Farmington, Ct. 
where, meeting with mountains, it 
turns N. and after running 15 m. 
is joined by Salmon river ; it then 
breaks through the nv.nmtains and 
lias a cataract of 150 feet, after 
which it is called Windsor river, 
and joins the Connecticut, 4 m. 
above Hartford. 

Farmington, p-t. Ontario co. N. 
'V. 9 ui. K. E Cauanciaigua. Pon. 



FAY 

4,214. Clifton springs arc in this 
town, and are resorted to for their 
medicinal (jualilies. They are 
strongly impregnated with sulphur. 

Farmingtoa, t. TriunbuU co. O- 
liio, 12 m^ N. W. Wurren. Pop. 
368. 

Farmington ^ t. Belmont co. 
Ohio. 

Farinvilk, p-v. Prince Edward 
CO. Va. on the Ap|)omatox, 72 m. 
S. W. Richmond. 

Faniliam. n-v. Richmond co 
Va. 

Fnte, t. Clermont co. Ohio. Pop 
1,775. 

Fauche, r. III. runs into the Illi- 
nois from the E. 

Fanglimwi, t. Wayne co. Ohio 
Pop. 553. 

Fauquier. See Faquier. 

FauTftstown, ]>t. Columbiana 
CO. Ohio, on Ohio river, 15 m. S 
K. New Lisbon. 

Fawn, t. York co. Pa. Pop. 803 

Fauette, p-t. Kennebec co. Me 
20 m." W. Ansusla. Pop. 828. 

Fmjettejt. Seneca co. N. Y. Ijc- 
twcen Seneca and Cayui^a lakes, 
18 m. IN. Ovid, 7 ni. E. Geneva, 
Pop. 2,869. It is well situated 
for trade. Here is a printing- 
office. 

Faije/te, co. in the S. \V. part of 
Pa. Pop. 27,285. Chief towns, 
Union and Brownville. 

Favetfe, t. Alleghany co. Pa. 
Pop. 2,000. 

Faiidte, CO. in the central par! 
of Ky. Pop. 17,901. Slaves 
7,G.'33. Chieff. Lexington. 

FaueKe, CO. Oliio, W. of Picka- 
\vav "co. Pop. 6,316. Chief t 
Washington. 

Favcde, t. Gallia ro. Ohio. 

FiC'c'fe, t. Lawrence co. Ohio 
Pop. 436. 

Fauette, co. Ind. Pop. 5,950. 

F'VjeUevUle, p-t. and cap. Cum- 



FEE 

N. C. 60 ni.S. Ra- 
Wilmington, 



125 
berland co. 
leigh.95 N. N. W. 
159 N. E. Columbia. Lon. 79^58' 
\V. Lat. 3,503 N. It is advanta- 
geously situated near the W.bank 
of Cape Fear river, at the head of 
boat navigation. I lie river is here 
crossed by a handsome bridge 
1,100 feet in length. The town 
is regularly laid out, and contains 
a court-house, academy, 3 banks, 



2 printing-oi'Tices and 3 house? of 
public worship. The inhabitants 
are principally Scotcii Highland- 
ers. Large quantities of tobacco, 
cotton, wheat, staves, naval stores, 
and other produce, are brought 
to this place, and carried down the 
river to Wilmington, in boats con- 
taining each about 120 barrels, 
Fayetleville is one of the most 
flourishing commercial towns in 
(he State. Its growth has been 
very rapid, but has received some 
severe checks from fire. The in- 
habitants now begin to use brick 
for building. The country in the 
immediate vicinity is elevated; 
the soil is dry, sandy, a«d not fer- 
tile, except on the water courses. 

Faijetteville, p-t. and cap. Lin- 
coln CO. Ten. on Elk river. 30 m. 
X. Huntsville, 80 S. Nashville. 
The public buildings are a court- 
house, bank, academy and church. 

Faijston,t. Washington co. Vt. 
15 ni. S. W. Montpclier. Pop. 
253. 

Fearing, t. Washington co. O- 
hio, 4 m. N. Marietta. Pop. 811. 

Federal jyoiitl, point, N. C. near 
the New Inlet. Here is a beacon. 
80 m. W.by S. Cape Lookout, 30 
.V. W. by N. Frying [lan shoals. 

Federalsburg , v. Dorchester and 
Caroline cos. IVld. on Marshy hope 
creek, 20 m. N. E. Cambridge. 

Feeding liif's, p-v. iu Wesl- 
Springfield, Mas; 



FIN 

Feestoicn, p-t. Clermont 



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FI3 



Ohio 

Feliciana, co. La. bounded W 
by the Mississippi,S.by Easst Baton 
Rouge, N. by the State of Missis- 
sippi, and E. by Florida. Thr 
part of the country on the Missis 
sippl and extendinf:r 30 m. E. is 
generally veiy fertile and well 
adapted to the cultivation of cot- 
ton. The remaining part is prin- 
cipally covered with pine timber. 
Pop. 12,732. Slaves 7,164. The 
setders are almost entirely Amer- 
icans. Chief t. St. Francisville. 

Feliciana, p-t. Feliciana co. La. 

FeWs jicrint. See Baltimore. 

Femme Osage, p-t. St. Charles 
CO. Mo. 

Ferdivand, t. Essex co. Vt. 60 
m. N. E. Montpelier. 

Ferdinand, t. St. Louis co. Mo. 

Ferguson, t. Centre co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,189. 

Femiavagh, t. Mifflin co. Pa. 
Pop. 2,529. 

Feinandina, s-p. on Amelia isl- 
and, Florida. The harbour is de- 
fended by a fort. 

Ferrv-iiirg, t. Addison co. Vt. 
on Lake Champlain, at the mouth 
of Otter creek, 22 m. S. Burling- 
ton. Fop. 1,. 581. 

Fifteen-ynile creek, r. which rises 
in P-^. and runs into the Potomac 
in Md. 

Fighting Iskind, small isl. of 
Michigan ter. in Detroit river, a 
little above Gross isle. 

Fincnstle, or Monroe, p-t. and 
cap. Boirtumi co. Va. on Cata- 
baw creek, which runs into James 
n\era few miles below the town ; 
.55 m. W. by N. Lynchburg, 36 E. 
Lexington,' Ken." 175 W. Ricli- 
mond. It contains a court-house, 
jail, and about 60 housn 



FinhoUoway , r. Geo. whicli nm*t 
into the Alatamalia, in Wayne co. 

Finleii, t. Washington co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,967. 

Firelunds, a tract of country, 
Ohio, which includes the 5 west- 

n-most ranges of townships in 
the Connecficu^ reserve. 

First Moon, t. Beaver co. Pa 
Pop. 1,035. 

Fishkill, r. N. Y. which joins 
Wood creek 2 miles from its en- 
trance into Oneida Lake. Anoth- 
er creek of this name is the outlet 
of Saratoga lake into Hudson riv- 
er. Its month is opposite the mouth 
of Battenkill. On the banks of 
his creek the British army under 
Gen. Burgovne surrendered to 
Gen. Gates, Oct. Hth, 1777. 

Fish River, r. Florida, which 
runs into Mobile bav. Lon. 87° 
50/ W. Lat. 30O30'IN. 

Fisher's l^ehL t. Hillsborough co. 
N. H. 16 "m. E. Charlestown, 23 
W. Concord. Pop. 874. Sunapee 
pond lies pardy in this town. 

Fisher's Island, isl. in Long Isl- 
and sound, annexed to Southhold, 
N. Y. 5 m. S. W. Stonington, Ct. 
It is 9 miles long and 2 broad. Pop. 
100. 

Fishing bay, bay, Md. on the 
eastern shore of the Chesapeake, 
receives the Wicomico and JNan- 
ticoke, besides other smaller riv- 
.ers. The entrance is between 
Goldsborough and Devil's islands. 

Fishing creek, t. Columbia co.Pa. 
on the Sasouehannah. Pop. 502. 

Fishing r/yeA-.t.?Ioward CO. Mo. 

Fishkill, p-t. Dutchess co. N.Y. 
on Hudson river, 10 m. below 
Poughkeepsie, 65 IN. New York. 
Pop. 8,203. The villaee of Fish- 
kill is about 5 m. E. of the river, 
on Fishkill creek. The other set- 



Findieysvilh'. p-v. IMofklenburgitlements in the town are Hope 



CO. N. C 



luell, New Harkinsac, Midile- 



FLl 

bush, and Warppingei 
The number of cliuiches is 6. 
Here are numerous mills and man- 
ufactures and 2 landings at whicii 
considerable trade is carried on. 

Fish river, r Al. which runs in- 
to the E. bide of Mobile bay. 

Fitchburg, p-i. Worcester co. 
Mass. on rSashua river, 25. m. Ps. 
Worcester. Fop. 1,736. 

Filchville, t. Huron co. Ohio. 
Pop. 156. 

Fitzherbert's Island, in the Flor- 
ida stream. Lon. 81'^ SO'VV. Lat. 
24° 40' N. 

Fitzxcilliam, p-t. Ciiesbire co. 
N. H. 13 m. S. E. Keene. Pop. 1,- 
1G7. 

Floihiish, p-t. and cap. Kings co. 
Long Island, on N. Y. bay, 5 ni. S. 
by E. New York city. Poj). I,0i7. 
The public buildings are a court- 
liou.se, academy called Erasmus 
Hail, and a church. A battle wa- 
fought near this town, 27tli August 
1776, in which the Americans 
Avcre defeated by the British with 
great loss. 

Flat creek, r. S. C. which run 
into the Great Pedce, G^ m. fron 
Greenville. 

Flatlands, t. Kings co. N. Y. oi 
New York bav, 2 m. S. Flatbush. 
Pop. 512. 

Flemifig, CO. in the E. part of 
Ky. Pop. 12,186. Slaves 1,144 

Fkmingsbi.'rg, p-t. and ca[) 
Fleming co. Ky. 

Flemington, o-i. Hunterdon co 
N. J. 23 m. N. N. W. Trenton, 9 
S. PittstowH, 63 N. E. Philadel- 
phia. 

Flefcher, t. Franklin co. Vt. 22 
ni. N. E. Burlington. Pop. 497. 

Flinn, t. Jackson co. Ind. 

Flint, r. Ontario co. N. Y. which 
runs into Canandaijjua r. at the 
village of Vienna in Phelps. 

FliiJf, r. Geo. which rises in N 



127 FLO 

creek, lat. 33° 40' and running S. \V. by 
S. 200 miles, joins the Chatahoo- 
chee to form the Anpalachicola. 

Florence, t. Oneida co. N. Y. 17 
.N. W. Rome. Pop. 640. 

Florence, p-t. and cap. Lauder- 
dale co. Al. on the N. bank of the 

ennessee, at the foot of the Mus- 
cle shoals on the road from Na^li- 
e to New Orleans. It was laid 
out in 1818, on an elevated plain 
100 feet above the river, and is 
well supplied with water. It lies 
opposite a fine island in the river, 
between which and the town is the 
usual channel for boats, and is one 
mile above the mouth of Cypress 
creek, v.hich also affords a good 
harbor. 60 m. N. by E. Cotton- 
gin-port. 

Florence, t, Huron co. Ohio, 
Pop. 405. 

Florida, t. Berksliire co. Mass. 
:>0. N. N.E. Lenox. Pop. 431. ( 

Florida, p-v, in Warwick, N. 
Y, 4^ m. from the village of War- 
wick. It has about 60 houses, a 
church, and an academy. 

Florida, p-t. Montgomeiy co. N. 
Y. on the Mohawk, 11. m. S. 
.Tohnstown,35 N.W. Albany. Pop, 
3,743. It contains 5 churches. 

Florida, a territory of the U, 
States.bounded N.by ALibama and 
Geoioia, E. by the Atlantic, S, 
and W. by the Gulf of Mexico, 
ft is about 350 miles long and 240 
wide, and the number of sr;uare 
miles is estimated at 50,000. It 
lies between 25" and ZV' N. lat. 
and between 80<^ 30' and 87^ 20' 
W. lon. The surface of Florida 
is in general level and not mucli 
elevated above the sea, li is in- 
tersected by numerous pond. ,lakes, 
a:ui rivers, pa:-tinularlv the St. 
John's river, which run- t!,rough 
nearly the whole lengtli of the pen- 
insula from S. to N, The south • 



FLO 



128 



FLU 



ein part of the peninsula is a mere I ida is very important to the U. 

„K — I * :„...„,. „. '^"""'States, as it secures the outlet 

of several navigable rivers ; ex- 
cludes forei<^n powers from a long 
line of vulnerable frontier; gives 
us numerous ports in the Gulf of 
INlexico ; brings near the W. In- 
dia islands, and adds some valua- 
ble articles (o the list of our agricul- 
tural products. 

Florula, p-t. Highland co. Ohio. 
Florida. Cape, the most easterly 
int of Florida. Lon. 80° ol'W. 



marsh, and terminates at Cape 
Sable in heaps of shai-p rocks in- 
terspersed with a scattered growth 
of shrubby pines. The Gulf stream 
setting along the coast has here 
worn away tlie land forming those 
islands, keys and rocks, known by 
tlie general name of Mai-tyrs and 
rinerais,and by the Spaniards call- 
ed cayos, between which and the 
mainland is a navigable chan- 
nel. These islands contain some 



point 



settlcraenis and many good har-jLat. i^5° 44' N. 



bours. The Eddies which set 
towards the shore from the Gulf 
sti'eam cause many shipwrecks 
on this part of the coast, fur- 
nishing employment for the Baha- 
ma wreckers. The soil of Florida is 
in :;ome parts, especially on the 
banks of the riven^, equal to any 
in the world ; in other parts, it is in 
difierent. The country, however, 
has been but imperfectly explor- 
ed. Owing to its proximity to the sea 
on both sides, this peninsula has 
milder climate than the country to 
the W. of it, in the same latitude 
The productions are corn,rice, po- 
tatoes, cotton, hemp, olives, oran 
gf'a ;aid oiher tropical fruits, and 
it is .-upi.osyd that coffee and the su- 
gar cane will flourish here. The 
pine barrens produce grass, which 
supports an immense number of 
caiiie. The forests jields fine live 
oak, pitch, tar, and 'turpentine. 

Florida was ceded to the United 
State* in I82L The while pop- 
ulation is composed of S|.aniards, 



Florida, Gulf of. See Bahama, 
charivel. 

Florida Keys, or Martyr's Isl- 
ands, a number of rocks and sand 
banks at the S.extrcinity of Flor- 
ida. The great sand bank ex- 
tends from the peninsula of Flori- 
da inward to the Gulf of Mexico, 
in the form of a hook. 

Florida Stream, channel which 
separates the island of Cuba from 
the coast of Florida, between the 
uulfs of Florida and the gulf of 
Mexico. 

Floi-issant, p-t. St. Louis co. Mo. 
on Missouri river, opposite St. 
Charles, IGm. N. W.Si. Louis,aiid 
21 m. above Bellcfontaine. Here is 
a Catholic church and a nunnery. 

Floi/ghertif s creek, Va. flows in- 
to the Yiougliiogony a little Ijclow 
the Groat Crossinj^s. It j)asses 
within a mile of Will's creek a 
water of the Potomac. 

Flowertoicn. See JFhite MarsJi. 

Floud, t. Oneida co. \. Y. G m. 
In. Yf. Elnme. Fop. 1,498. Iron 



English, Scotch, Irish, and Amer- ore is found here, 
icans. Their nun^.ber is supposed' Floyd,co.Kv. Fop.8,207. Slaves 
to exceed 10 or 15,000, and; l'J7. Chief t."Pre«tonville 



their setilemcnts are confined tol 
the coast and the banks of the 



Floyd, CO. Ind. Fop. 2,77G. 
Fl"-sliing, p-1. Queens co. N. 



principal rivers. The chief on Long l.-;laiid, 15 ni. E. New 
towns are St. Augu.-^tine and Ptj.-IYork. Pop. in 1310, 2,230. The 
sacola. The acquisition of Flor-' village stand:- oa a bay of Long 



FOR 



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FOR 



Island sourKi, and 1ms considerableiof rapids in the Mississippi, 2 niilefl 
trade. Flushinw is the sn'rmerjabove the mouth of Rock river, 400 



residence of many genteel fami- 
lies from the citv of New-York. 



ibove St. Louis. InitsneighLour- 
liood are a large Ijody of Indians, 



Flushing, t. Belmont co. Ohio, of the Sack and Fox tribes, who 



12m.W.St.Clairsviile. Pop. 1, 
197. 

Fhtvanna. See James river. 

Fluran^ri, co. Va. Fop. G,704, 
Slaves 3,206. Chief t. Columbia 

Fend dn hir, a lar^e bay at the 
W.cnd of Lake SciptM-ior, which 
receives the river St. Louis. TIjc 
American Fur Company have an 
esla'jii-hment on tlie river, 21 m. 
above it> mouth. 

Forhes^ p!ircha.<!e, n, tract of hind 
in Florida, includin<f nearly the 
whole of the country between the 
Apalachicola and tlio Oke-locli- 
onnc rivers, and extending S. tn 
the j^ulf of Mexico. It compre- 
hends some of the best lands in 
Florida. 

Ford.^, t. and cap. Marion co. 
Mtss'pi, on Pearl river. 

Forestertov ., v. Biirlin^ton eo. N. 
J. 15m. E.Philadelphia,! IS. Bur- 
Jiinjton. 

Forked deer, r. Ten. which runs 
into the Mississippi, between O- 
brian and Hatchy rivers. 

Fork.i, t. rs'orthamptou co. Pa. 
?o\y. 1,659. 

Fort Adians. See Loftn.'i heights. 

Fort Jlmanda, fort, Ellen co 
Oiiio, on a branch of the Auglaize, 
49 m.N.E. Greenville, 129 N. Cin- 
cinnati. 

Fort Ann, ji-t. Washinsjton eo. 
N. Y. on Lake George, 10 m. N. 
Sandyhill, GO iN. Albanv. Pop. 2,- 
911. The village is on Wood creek. 
at the head of uavigation, and con- 
tains about 40 houses. At this spo< 
stood Fort Ann, often mentioned 
in tlie history of American Wars 

Fort Armstrong, military post, 
U.S. on Rock island, at the foot 



are warlike, and well furnished 
with horses and fire-arms. 

Fart Chartres, fort, Illinois, in 
die American bottom, built by the 
French at the expencc of a mill- 
ion and a half dollars. The ruin.s 
still remain ri of a mile from the 
iVIiss:;^sippi, 20 from Kaskaskia. 

Fort Claibnrne, \)-\. Monroe co. 
\1. on (he E. side of the Alabama, 
ai the head of schooner na\ igation, 
iO m. above i(.s junction uilh the 
Tombigbee, 2.'? 'E. St. Stephens. 
Its site IS a high bluff command- 
ng a fine prospect. 

Fort Clarke, fort. 111. on the W. 
-ide of Illinois river. Lat. 40° 40' 
N. 

Fort Covington, p-t. Franklin 
CO. N. Y. on St. Lawrence river, 
xt the mouth of Sidmon creek,23a 
m. N. Albany. Pop. 979. Tiie 
age of French mills stands on 
the cieek, at the head of naviga- 
tion. 

Fort Crcvecceur, fort, on the 
coast of Florida. Lon. 85° 30' W. 
Lat. 29^ .51' N. 

Fm-t Dearborn, military post of 
the U.S. on the S. side of Chicago 
river, ^ a mile from its entrance 
into lake Michigan, 20 m. from the 
S.ei.l.' of the lal;e, 220 from Fort 
Howard. Lat. 41° 53' IP'N. It 
is on a tract of land,6 miles square, 
reliiiquished by tl'.e Potawattamy 
Indians to the U. S. Besides the 
garri.son and other persons in the 
employment of the Government, 
there are here a few families of 
French,intermavried with Indians. 

Fort Defiance, fort, William eo. 
Ohio, at ilie junction of the Aug- 



OR 



laize and Mi 



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rivers, 50 m. S. I Fort 



FOR 

Howard, military post of 



^■\ ... 

\V. Fort MeigsJG N.Fort Brown. ithe U. S.iu Green bay settlement, 
Fort Edward, p-t. in Argyle,|Micliif;an Ter. at the moaili of 
Washington co. N. Y. on thejF'ox river, 184 m. S. W. Macki- 
Hiidson, near the great bend, IG m.inaw, 220 N. Chicago, 3(50 b\ Fox 
fr.lake George,22 from lake Ciiam-'and Oui.ieonsin rivers to Prairie 
plain, 50 N. Albany. Pop. 1,631. 'dii Chien. The present fort is on 
It is the depot for the lumber vvhichia low sandy spot, on the IN. side of 
is rafted down the river. The INewJFox river, '^ a mile from its month; 
York Noithern canal from lakejbut a new stone foi't is now erected 
Champlain, opens into the Hud- on a !)eauti!"ul rising ground, on the 
son at this place, through a lock. AS. side of the river, 3 miles above 
dam has here been recently finisli-jthe old fort. 

cd across the river, for the purpose Fort Independence, fort, on Cas- 
of supplying the canal with water.'tle island, in Boston harbour. 
It is 900 feet long and 30 feel higirl Fort Jackson, p-t. Montgomery 
The old tort is now demolished, co. Al. in the forks of theCoosa 



In the American wars, it was a 
important military station, con 



trolling the communication be- 
tween the Hudson, lake Cham- 
plain, and lake George. 

Fort Gmro-e. v. in Caldwell, 
Warren co. N. Y. at the S. end of 
?ake George, 59 m. N. Alban 



niand Tallapoosa river. 

Fort Jennings, fovt, Ohio, 13 m. 
S. Fort Amanda. 

Fort Lawre\'ce, fort, Geo. on the 
W. side of Flint river, 31 m. S. Vv . 
Fort Hawkins. 

Fort Loramie, fort, Ohio, on the 
head waters of Great Miami, Lor. . 



The rains of the old fort are .^tilli88c 17' W. Lat. 40° IG' JS 

to be seen. It was built of sione,j Fort Massac, fort, Randolpli co. 

and stood near Fort William Hen- 111. on the Ohio, 33 m. fr. the Mis- 



Fort George, isl. on the E. coast] 
of Floriila, ??. of the entrance of 
St. John's river. 

Fort Gratiot, military post. 
Michigan ter. on St. Clair river. 



sissippi. 

Fort Meigs, p-t. Wood co. Ohio, 
on the S. E. ba)ik of the Maumee, 
a few miles from its mouth, 70 m. 
S. Detroit, 3G rs'. W. Fort Sie- 
pheu'ion. In 1813, the British 
which defends the entrance intojand Indians laid seige to this fort, 
lake Huron. It stands a little 1)e-|l)ut were obliged to abandon it. 



low- the mouth of the lake. Opno- Fort Miller , [i-\ . in Argyle, N. 
site the fort, and for a mile i'>elow,lY. on fhe Hudson, 
rhere is a strong current in thej 
river. t 

Fort Hurnmr. See Marief.'a, 



Fort Harrison, p-t. and c:ip.Sul-[5 m- fr- Eaton 



Fort Montgomeni, p-t. Clarke 
). A1.12 m. E.N.E.Fort Stoddert. 
Fort St. Clair, Preble co. Ohio, 



liv in CO. Ind. on the E. .side of 
the Wabash, 65 m. above Vincen' 
lies. 

Fort Hawkins!, p-t. Jones co 
Geo. on a healthv soot 1 m. E 



Fort St. Philip, p-t. on the E. 
side of the Mississippi, at the 
Placquemine beiid, 30 m. above 
the Balize. 

Fort Smith, or Belle Point, U. S. 



of Onkmulgee rivar, 30 in. W. Mil -fort and the seat of justice of Craw- 



Icds^eviilc. 



iford CO, Arkansas, on S. side oP 



FOX 131 FRA 

inmediately above cupying both banks of the Mlssis- 



the Arkans; 

the junction of the river Poteau. 
The Arkansas is navigated by 
steamboats from its mouth to this 
place, a distance of more than 500 
miles. The fort is built on a hue 
eminence about 50 feet above the 
level of the river, and the surroun- 
ding country is very fertile. The 
number of the garrison in A|>ril 
1822, was 230. 250 m. S. Osa-je 
Fort, Lou. 94^ 21' W. Lat. U^ 
50' M// N. 

Fort Stoddert, p-t. and cap 
Baldwin co. Al. on the W. side of 
Mobile river, at the head of sloop 
navigation, 44 m. above its mouth. 

Furt Strother, A!, on the W. side 
of Coosa river, GO m. above Fori 
Williams, 107 above Furt Jack- 
son. 

Fort Wayne, Ind. at the junction 
of St. Mary's river with the Mau- 
niee, opposite the mouth of bt. 
Josephs. Here is a Baptist mis- 
sion. 

Foster, p-i. Providence co. M.I. 
15 m. W. Providence. Pop. 2,900. 
It is watered by several «treauis, 
and has numerous sites for mills 
and manufactories. 

Foulkstown, p-t. Columbiana co. 
Ohio. 

Fourche a Cado, t. Arkansas 
Ter. on a branch of Wachita ri- 
ver. It contains about 75 families. 
Here is a saline, from wiiich the 
settlements south of Arkansas ri- 
ver are supplied with .salt. 

Foicler, p-t. St. Lawrence co. N. 
Y. Pop. (i05. 

Fowler, t. Trumbull co. Ohio, 
10 m. N. E. Vv'arren. Pop. 410. 

Foxborough, p-t. Norfolk co. 
Mass. 15 m. S. W . Dedham, 2o S. 
S. W.Boston. Pop. 1,00-4 

Fox, t. Columbiana co. Ohio. 
Pop. 2G4. 

Fox, or Outagamis Indians j oc- 



ippi between Prairie du Chiea 
and Rock river. They number 
about 400 souls. In their country 
lie Dubuque's lead mines. 

Foxcroft, t. Penobscot co. Me. 
35 m. IS. W. Bangor. Pop. 211. 

Fox islands, 2 islands in Lake 
Michigan, 57 m. S. W. Mackinaw. 

Fox river, a large r. which falls 
into the S. \V. end of Green Bay, 
in Michigan Ter. It is one oi'tiie 
best routes of communication be- 
tween tlie lakes and the river Mis- 
sissippi, From the mouih ol the 
liver, for about 20 miles, there are 
some obstructions in the naviga- 
tion, but boats surmount these, and 
ascend to the poiiage 180 miles. 
The portage between Fox and 
<)uisconsin rivers is 1| miles, over 
a level piairie, whicli is sometimes 
inundated, and passed in boats. 
Fox nver, lu its course, expands 
into many large lakcs,thc largest of 
which is the vVinncbago. In some 
of these lakes, aiid in many |;arts 
of the channel of the river, wild -ice 
abounds, beveral villages of the 
Winnebago lodians are scattL-red 
along the banks of the river. The 
mouth ol the river is 400 }ards 
wide and 3 fathoms deep. The N. 
fork of Fox liver, and also the 
Loup, one of its northern branches, 
are connected by short portages, 
witli the rivers of Lake Superior. 

Frami-ngham, p-t. Middlesex co. 
Mass. £2 m. \V S. W. Boston. 
Pop. 2.037. 

Fnutcestown, j>-t. Hillsborougli 
CO. /^. H. on Contoocock river. 
12 ra. IN. W. Amherst, 20 S. W. 
Concord. Po[.. 1,479. 

Francis, t. St. Genevieve co. 
Mo. 

Franconia, n-t. Grafton co. IN. 
H. 14 ra. r>. E. Ha. e. hill. Pop. 
373. There are two manutac- 



F R A 132 

^arcsol iron in the N. W. part of 
this lovvn, on a branch of the Am- 
inonoosuck river. The ]Ve\v- 
Harfipshire Iron Factory Conip.a- 
ny was incorporated in 1805, ami 
is composed principally of Boston 
and Satem gentlemen. Their es- 
tablishment IS very extensive, con- 
sisting of a blast furnace, an ai. 
furnuce, a steel furnace, a forge 
and a trip-hammer shop. Abou' 
12 oi 1.5 tons c>l iron are madi' in 
a week. The ore is obtained from 
a mountain about 3 m. from the 
furnace, and is considered the 
richest in the U. States ; and flu 
mine is said to be inexhaustible. 
There is also a large bed of coai 
belonging to the company within 
a^ short di nance of the woiks. 
The other factory belonging to the 
Haveshill and Franconia Compa- 
ny hi not so exlensixe. 

Frc.iiconia, t. Montgomery co. 
Pa. Po]). 847. 

Frankford, t. Sussex co. N. J. 



Pop. 2,008. 

Frankford. p-t. Pliiladelphia co. 
Pa. on a small creek, which runs 
into the Delaware. l.J miles below. 
5 m. N. E. Philadelphia. Pop. 
1,405. It contains 2 churches, 1 
Episcopal and 1 Lutheran The 
Society of Friends have here an 
Asylum for the Insane, with a spa- 
cious and commodious biiikling. 

Frankford, t. Cumberland co. 
Pa. Pop. 1,274. 

Frankford, p-t. Hampshire co. 
Va. on a creek wiiich runs into the 
Potomac, 13 m. N W. Romney, 4 
S. of the Potomac. 

Frankfort, p-t. Hancock co. Me. 
on the W. side of Penobscot river, 
at the head of water navigation ; 
26 ra. N. Castine, 12 S. Bangor. 
Pop. 2,127. 

Frankfort, t. Herkimer co. N. 
Y. on the Mohawk. Pop. 1,860. 



FR A 

Frankfort, p-t. Franklin co. Ky. 
and cap. of the State, is regularly 
laid oiit on t!ie E. side of Ken- 
iticky river, GO m. above its con- 
fluence with the Ohio, 22 W. N. 
W. Lexington, 51 E. Louisville, 
102 S. S. W. Cincinnati. Lon. 
84° 40' W. Lat. 38° 15' N. It 
contains a state-house, 86 feet by 
54; a court-house, a penitentiary, 
containing from 70 to 100 convicts ; 
a jail, bank, academy, market- 
iiouse, theatre, 3 printing offices, 
2 churches, and several rope- 
walks, and other manufactories. 

The site of the town is a semi- 
.•ii cular alluvial plain, from 150 to 
iOO feet lower than tlte table land 
in its rear. The river is here 
about 80 yards wide, and after 
heavy rains, frequently rises 60 
feet." Opposite Frankfort, and 
connected with it by a bridge, is 
South Frankfort, which is rapidly 
increasing. Steam-boats of 300 
tons come up the river as far as 
this place, when the water is high, 
and most of the foreign good"^ con- 
sumed in Kentucky are landed 
here, or at Louisville. Pop. 1,G79. 

Frankfort, t. Guernsey co. Ohio, 
15 ra. E. Cambridge. 

Franklin, co. Vt. on Lake 
Champlain. Pop. 17,192. Chief 
!.Sk Albans. 

Franklin, t. Franklin co. Vt. 36 
ni. N. N. E. Burlington. Pop. 
631. 

Franklin, co. Mass. on both 
sides of Connecticut river, iN. of 
Hampshire co. Pop. 29,268. Chief 
t. Greenfield. 

Franklin, t. Norfolk co. Mass. 
8 m. S. W. Dedham, 26 S. W. 
Boston. Pop. 1,630. 

Franklin, p-t. New-London co. 
Ct. on the W. side of the She- 
(luket, adjoining Norwich. Pop. 
K161. 



F RA 

Franklin, co. N. Y. bordering on 
Canada. Pop. 4,439. Chief t. 
Malone. 

Franklin, p-t. Delaware co. N 
Y. on the Susquehannah, N. Del 
hi. Pop. 2,481. 

Franklin, t. Somerset co. N. J. 
Pop. 3,701.— Bergen co. 2,968. 
Gloucester co. 1,137. 

Fraiiklin, co. Pa. bordering on 
Maryland. Pop. 31,892. Chief 
t. Chambersburg. 

Franklin, t. Franklin co. Pa. 
Pop. 2,40.5. — p-t.and cap. Venango 
CO. at the junction of French creek 
with the Alleghauv, 25 m. S. E 
Meadville, 70 N. Pittsburg. Pop 
252. — Adams CO. 1;45G. — Bradford 
CO. 297.— Huntingdon co. 870.— 
Fayette co. 1,749. — Greene co. 1,- 
591. — Westmoreland co. 1,757. — 
York CO. 973. 

Franklin college. See Lancaster, 
Pa. 

Franklin, co. Va. Pop. 12,017 
Slaves 3,747. Chief t. Rock\ 
Mount. 

Franklin, p-t. Pendleton co. Va 
on the S. I)rancli of the Potomac, 
40 m. S. W. Moorfields. 

Franklin, co. N. C. Pop. 9,- 
741. Slaves 4,709 . Chief t. Lew- 
isburg. 

Franklin, co. Geo. Pop. 9,04^ 
Slaves 1,773. Chief t. Carnes- 
ville. 

Franklin, co. Al. on the S. side 
Tennessee river. Pop. 4,988. 
Slaves 1,667. 

Fra«M/z,co.Mississippi,onHom- 
ochito river. Pop. 3,821. Slaves 
1,535. 

Franklin, t.St.Mary's parish, La. 
150 m. fr. New Orleans. 

Franklin, p-t. Attakapas co. La. 

Franklin, co. West Ten. Pop. 
16,571. Slaves 4,167. Chief t. 
Winchester. 



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Franklin, p-t. and cap. William 
CO. Ten. 17 m. S. Nashville. 

Franklin, co. Ky. Pop. 9,345. 
Slaves 2,987. Chief t. Frankfort. 

Franklin, co. Ohio, on the Sci- 
oto, in which is Columbus. Pop. 
10,292. 

Franklin, t. Franklin co. Ohio/ 
on Scioto river, 7 m. W. Colum- 
bus. Pop. 777.— Clermont cd. 1,- 
871.— p-t. Wan-en co. on Miami 
river 10 m. N.^V. Lebanon, 34 N. 
by E. Cincinnati. Pop. 2,090. — 
t. Portage CO. 6 m. W.Ravenna. 
Pop. 3-18.— .lackson co. 536.— 
Ross CO. on Scioto river, 8 m. S. 
Chillicothe. Pop. 3^10.— t.Stark co. 
388.— Coshocton co. 345.— Co- 
lumbiana CO. G20 — Wavne co.462. 
— Licking co. 713.— Richland co. 
360. 

Franklin, co. Ltd. Pop. 10,763. 
Chief t.Biookville. 

Franklin, co. 111. Pop. 1,763. 

Franklin, co. Mo. Pop. 1,379. 
Slaves 209. 

Franklin, p-t. and cap. Howard 
CO. Mo. on the N. side of Missouri 
river, and the most considerable 
town W. of St. Charles. It was 
laid out in 1816, the principal 
street.^ run parallel wiUi the Mis- 
souri and are 82J feet wide, 
and there is a pul:>lic .scjuare of 
2 acres. It contains a court-house, 
jail, mai ket-housc, and a printing- 
office from which a new-.-^paper is 
issued : and here the U. States 
land oflice is established. In 1820 
it contained above 1,000 inhabit- 
ans. 25 m. below Chariton, 160 
above St. Loui>. Lon92°57''5' 
W. Lat. 38° 57' 9" N. 

Franklinicm,p-t. and cap.Frank-* 
lin CO. Ohio, on the W. bank of 
the Scioto, 1 m. W. Columbus. 
It contains a court-hotee and jaiJ, 
and about 70 dwelling houses, 

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FRE 



Franks, t. Huntingdon co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,297. 

Fraresau, v. Mo. on the road 
from St. Charles to St. Louis. 

Frederica, p-t. Kent co. Del. at 
the forks of Motherkill, a brancli 
of Delaware river, 7 m. fr. Mil- 
ford, 12 E. Dover. 

Frederica,(Geo.) See St.Simo7i''i- 
Island. 

Frederick,t. Montgomery co. Pa 
Pop. 927. 

Frederick, co. Md. on the Poto- 
mac. Po|i.40,4o9. Slaves 6,685. 
Chief t. Fredeiicktoun. 

Frederick, t. Cecil co. Md. on 
the Sassafras, opposite George- 
town, 19 in. N. E. Cheslortown 

Frederick, co. Va . Pop. 24,70G. 
Slaves 7,179. Chief t. Winches- 
ter. 

Fredericksburg, p-t. Spotsylva- 
nia CO. Va. and one of the niosi 
nourishing commercial towns in 
the state, is regularly laid out, on 
the S. W. bank of the Rappahan- 
nock river, 110 ni. from its mouth. 
.57 m. S. "W. Washington Citv, 66 
iN. Richmond. Lon. 77° 33' W. 
Lat. 38° 18' N. It contains a 
court-house, jail,academy ,2 banks. 
and 4 houses of public worship. 
It is advantageously situated fo! 
trade, near the head of na\ igatioi! 
on the Rappahannock, in the midst 
of a fertile and well cultivatet 
country. Vessels of 130 or 140 
tons a>cend as far as this place, 
and large quantities of corn, lloui; 
tobacco and other produce, art- 
brought from the surrounding coun- 
try for exportation. The annual 
value of exports has been estima- 
ted at 54,000,000. It has rapidly in- 
creased within a few }eiiiS. Pop- 
in 1817,3,255 

Freda kk^rgf t, Wa^ington 



CO. Ind. on Big blue river, 20 m. 
N.W. Corydon. 

Fredericktown, city and cap. 
Frederick co. Md. on a branch of 
Monocasy creek, 43 m, N. N, W. 
Washington, 42 W. Baltimore. 
Lat. 39^ 24' N. The city stands 
in a fertile valley 3 miles IVom the 
Monocasy and 5 from Catoctin 
mountain. It is regularly laid 
out, the principal streets cross each 
other at right angles and are gen- 
erally paved. The public buil- 
dings are an elegant court-house, 
a jail, bank, bri»;k market-house, 
academy, and 7 houses of public 
worship. Pop. about 5,000. It is 
a very flourishing town, and has 
( onsideiable trade with the back 
country. Great quantities of leath- 
er, shoe.=, hats,saddles and gloves 
ire sent to Baltimore. 

Fredericktoivn , p-t. Knox co. 
Ohio, 7 m. N. Mount Vernon, 40 
iN. E. Columbus. 

Fredericktown, t. and cap Madi- 
son CO. Missouri, near St.Michels. 

Fredonia, formerly Canadaicmjy 
p-v. in Pomfret, Chatauque co. 
N. Y. on both sides of Canadaway 
creek, 4 m. from its mouth. It is 
a great thoroughfare, 45 m. from 
Buffalo, 45 from Erie. A nevvs- 
;)aper is published here. 

Freedom, p-t. Kennebec co.Me. 
28 m. N. W. Augusta. Pop. "/SS. 

Freedom, t. Calaraugusco. N.Y. 
— t. Dutchess CO. 

Freehold, or Monmouth, p-t. and 
rap. Monmouth co. N. J. 15 m. 
W. Shrewsbury, 20 S. E. New 
Brunswick. Pop. 5.146. Here is 
an academy. In this town a battle 
wasfought June 28, 1778. 

Freehold, Upper, Pop. 4,541. 

Freeman, \)-t. Somerset, co. Me. 
38 va. IS. W. Norridgewock. Pop 
517, 



¥ R E 

Fret-.fiort, p-t. Cumberland 



Me. at the head of Casco bay, 20 
m. N. E. Portl.ind, 131 N. by E. 
Boston. Pop. 2,177. 

Freejyort, t. Ontario co. N. Y- 
Pop. 1,288. 

Freeport, p-t.Hanison co. Ohio. 
IS m. W.Cadiz. Pop. 1,194. 

Freetown, p-t. Biistol co. Mass. 
on the E. side of Taunton riviM", 9 
m. S. E. Taunton, 40 S. Boston. 
Pop. 1,8(33. 

Freetown, t. Courtlandt co. IN. 
Y. Pop. C£3. 

French broad river, one of the 
sources of Tennessee river. It ri- 
ses in S. Carolina, and cros^sing the 
western part of N. Carolina, en- 
ters Tennessee through a breach 
in the mountain, and joins tiu 
Holslon, 11 miles above Knoxviilc. 
It is navigable for boats nearly the 
whole of its course in Tennessee. 
-Vboul SO miles from its mouth i.- 
u large medicinal Warm Spring. 

French camps, ovJS'euell, in Mi.s- 
.sissippi, a missionary station a- 
inong the Choctaws, established 
in 1821 by members of the mission 
family at Elliot. It is in an eleva- 
ted and healthy situation on the di- 
viding land between the waters ot" 
Pearl river and the Big Black. 
The buildings stand on an agreea- 
ble eminence, 60 rods W. of the 
public road leading to Natehes. 
S. W.lVom Mayhe-^-. 

French creek, Pa. runs into the 
Alleghany, 80 m. N. by E. Pitts- 
burg. It was the usual French 
route from Lake Erie to the Ohio. 

French creek, t. Mercer co. Pa. 
Pop. 277.— Venango co. Pop. 521. 

Frenchman s Baij, Maine, lying 
between Mount Desert Island and 
the peninsula of Goldsborou-'.h. 
Lon. 68° W. Lat. 4/lo20'IN. It 
communicates wiUi Blue-hill b.ay. 



135 F U L 

French mills. See Covingtovi 



French, or Stony river, johis the 
Quincbaug in Thompson, Ct. 

FrencJitown, landing, Cecil CO. 
Md. on the E. side of Elk river, I 
m. S. Elkton, .51 from Baltimore. 

Frenchloirv, p-t.and cap. Monroe 
CO. Michigan ler. 

Friendship, t. Lincoln co. Me. 
30 m . E. Wiscasset. Fop. 587. 

Friendship, t. Alletrhanv co. (N. 
Y.) S.W. of of Angelica. Pop. G62. 

Friendship, p-t. Anne-Atundel 
CO. Md. 78 m. fr. Washington. 

Frog's Point or, JWc/c, West 
Chester co. N. Y. on Long Hand 
sound, 9 m. fr. Harlem Heights. 

Frtjeburg, p-t. Oxford co. Me. 
on both sides of the Saco, which 
here has a remarkable bend, 
winding for 36 miles through the 
town, a:id returning within 7 miles 
of its original course. By means 
of a canal however this circuit- 
ous route is avoided in navigating 
the river. The village of Frye- 
inirg is situated in a plain sur- 
rounded at a distance on all sides 
except towards the S.by lofiy moun- 
tains. It contains some handsome 
dwelling houses, a church and an 
academy. Fryebrirg academy in- 
corporated in 1792, is a flourish- 
ing institution ; the number of stu- 
dents in 1818 was 120. The funds 
con'-ist of 15,000 acres of land. 
The academy building stands at 
du; bottom of the street and is a 
handsome edifice. Pop. 1,057. 
60 m. iN. W. Portland, 120 N. by 
E. Boston. Lon. 70° 47' 30" VV. 
Lat. 42° e2/ N. 

FryiiigpiX7i SJioais, a dangerous 
shoal, off the coast of IN. C. at the 
entrance of Cape Fear river, 6 m. 
fr. Cape Fear pitch, 24 S. E. by 5K 
BalJhcad light-house. Lon. 75^ 
W. Lat. 330 32' N. 



GAL 



136 



G AK 



Fnllmoon Shoal, off cape Hatte- 
vas N. C. having 10 or 12 feet al 
low water. 



Scotia, and Mount Desert island 
on the coast ofMaino. 

FimJcstown, or Jerusalem, p-t. 



Fundij,Baij of, bay, which sets! Washin<j ton co. MH. on Antietani 
up between Cape Sable in JSova creek, 2^ ni. S. W. Eiizabeth- 
kown. 



Gaines, p-t. Genesee co. N. Y. 
on lake Ontario, 30 m. W.Koches- 
ter, 18 N. Batavia. Pop, 1,134. 

Gainsville, p-t. GencKoe co. N 
Y.24 m. S. Bata\ia. Pop. 1,088. 

iialen, p-t. Seneca co. N. Y, oti 
the Erie canal, immediately N.of 
Junius. It contains the villa<Tc o! 
Clvde. Here are salt works. Pop. 
L>.979. 

Gallatin, t. Columbia co. N. Y. 
19 m. S.E. Hudson. Pop. in 1810, 
'2,471. The Ancram iron workb 
in thi.s town are very extensive, 
and the iron is higlily prized. The 
ore is obtained IVoni the neigh- 
bouring town of Salisbury, (Ci.) 

Gallaiin, p-t. and cap. Sumnei 
CO. \V. Ten. 27 m. N. E. Nashville. 
Here is an academy. 

Gallaiin, co. Kv. Pop. 7,075 
Slaves 1,212. Chief t.Pon William. 

Gallatin, co. 111. on the AVaba.=;h. 
Pop. 3,lo5. Chief t. Shawanee- 
town. 

Gallatin's iine?-,cne of the three 
forks of the Missouri, joins the 
main Ptream in Ion. 110^5' WMat. 
4iJ^ 15' N. 

Galiii, CO. Ohio. Pop. 7,098. 
Chief t.Gallipolis. 

Gallipoli', p-1. and cap. Gallia 
CO. Ohio, on Oliio river, 57 m. S. 
E. Chillicothe, 102, S. E. Colum- 
bus. Pop. 830. It contains a 
court-house, jaii, and academy. 
p. was settled in 1790 bv a French 



colony. Lon. 82^9/W. Lat.38- 
'.0' N. 

Gallovcni, t. Gloucester co. N,J, 
Pop. 1,618. 

Golvefttoii, V. La. on the Iber- 
ville al its confluence with Amite 
river, 18 rn. IN. Donaldsonviile, 25 
3. E. Baton Roufje. Lon. 90° 50' 
VV. Lat. 30^ 20' N. 

Galira!!, p-t. Saratoga co. N. Y. 
8 m. W.Ballstoa 31, fr. Albanv. 
Pop. 2,579. 

Gardinei; p-t. Kennebec co.Mc. 
on tlie W. tiank of Kenebec river, 
oppo.site Pittstown. Cobbesecon- 
(e river runs through this town, 
and for more than a mile has a 
continued succcs.^ion of fails on 
which are erected an extensive 
cotton factory, a flour mill, fulling 
mill, paper mill, and 4 saw mills. 
Gardiner contains a bank, an E- 
piscopai church, and a Lyceum. 
The ' Gardiner Lyceum' was late- 
ly incorporated and Avent into ope- 
ration in Jan. 1823. It is novel in 
its design, being intended to fit 
voung men to become farmers and 
mechanics. Instruction is given 
in the various branches of natural 
science and their application to 
ijractical purposes. The term oi 
study is 3 years. 6 m. S. Augus- 
ta. 'Pop.2;053. 

Garclive)'s bay and Island, atthr 
£. end of Long-Island, N. Y. Lon 
72'-' 15' W. Lat. 41- 3 N. Th-- 



GEN 

JTsland 7 miles loiiof, was scUlcil "m 
IG39, by Lvon Gardiner, and is 
now the property of one ol* his de- 
scendants. 

Gardner, t Worcester co. Mass. 
Y) ni. N. Worcester, 38 N. W. 
Boston. Pop. iill. 

Garland, p-t. Penobscot co. Mc, 
x'8 ni. N. W. Bau^or. Pop. 275. 

Garrard, cii. Ivv. Pop. 10,851 
Slaves 2,918. Cli'ieft. Lancaster 

Gaaconrtde, r. Mo. which falls 
into the Missouri fronirtho .N. 100 
nt. from its conrtuence with 
Mississippi. 

GVo?, t. Monroe co. N. Y 



137 G^O 

neva is built with much taste ami 
beauty on the sides and sutnmil 
of a hill which rises about 200 feet 
above the surface of the water, and 
commands a fine view of the lake, 
and of the fertile and populous 
country on its borders. The vil- 
lao;e is incorporated and enjoys an 
extensive trade. It contains a 
bank, an academy, recently incor- 
porated as a Collej^e, a glass house, 
and 3 cliurrhcs, 1 for Episcopal- 
ians, 1 for Presbyterians, and 1 for 
the. Dutch Reformed. Two ncwspnpa- 
jpersare printed lune. Pop. 1,357. 
all Geneva, t. Ashtabula co. Ohio, 



(he mouth of Genesee river ; 23ion Lake Eric. 10 m. N. W.Jeffoi 
ni.N. W. Canaiidaii^ua. Pop. 2,043. 

Gates, CO. N. C. Pop. 6.8.37. 
Slaves 2,G85. Chief t. Hertford. 

Gau/eij, r. Va. enters the E. side 
of the Kenhawa, above the falls. 

Gcavga, CO. Ohio. Pop. 7,791. 
< liief t. Chardon. 

Geddijsbiirgh, p-v. in Salina, N. 
y. on the Eric caimt. 

Gi'nesee, r. rises in Pa. and 
llowin;T thiounh ISew York, falls 
into Lake Ontario, aftbrdincf a 
s^ood harbour at its mouth. About 
10 miles N. Pennsylvania line, 
there are two falls in the river, 1 
of GO and 1 of 90 feet, a mile apart. 
\t Rochester there are also two 
falls, 1 of9() feet, and 1, 3 miles 
below, of 75 feet. Vessels ascend 
to the Axils. 

Genesee, co. N. Y. Pop. 58,093. mountains 
Chief t. Batavia. 

Geneseo, p-t. and cap. Livingston 
CO. N.Y. on the Genesee, 25 m. 
W. Canandaigua, 33 S. Roches- 
ter, 35 E. Batavia. Pop. 1,598. 



son. Pop. 315. 

Genoa, p-t. Cayu'^a co. N. Y. on 
Cavuiia lake, 25 m. S. Anbnrii, 
180 W. Albanv. Pop. 2,.'>8r). It 
has 5 houses of public worship. 

Genoc, t. Delaware co. Olii 
Pop. 493. 

George, t. Fayette ro. Pa. ou 
the S. E. side of the Monor.gahc- 
la, at the mouth of Ccorere ci eek, 
IG m. S. W. Union. Pop. 2,039. 
Il is a place i)f considi!ral)le trade. 

George Lake, a bcraitiful lake. 
3G miles lon^r^ and about 2 broad, 
between VVashington and Warren 
counties, IN. Y. It communicates 
with Lake Champlain, by a)) onl- ' 
let 3 miles long, in which distance 



(ue water descends pearly 100 fori 
The lake is surrounded by liigli 
1 is much celebrated 
for the romantic beauty of it.s 
scenery. There are nunieroii.s 
small islands in the lake, on some 
of which are found chrystals of 
jquarlz, of uncommon transparen- 



Geneva, p-v. in Seneca, OnlariO|Cy and perfection of form. Th 
CO. IN. Y. outhe VV. side of Scne-|i:d;e was conspicuous in the wans 
ca Lake, near the outlet, IG m. E.jof this cdunlry, and several uicm- 
Canandaigua, 95 W. Utica, 192|orable battles were fought on its 
W. Albany. The lake is here 3|boi'dfcrp. It fuimed the most ron- 
inilcs wide. The village of Ge- venicnt coj;i)exi?>n between (.'uri 



GEO 



138 



GEO 



ada and the Hudson, and hence 
the establish.ment of Fort William 
Henry, in 1755, at the head ol the 
lake, and in more recent time?, of 
Fort George, in its immediate vi- 
tinity. Tlie remains of the forti- 
fications are still visible. Lake 
George is a fashionable resort ia 
summer, in connexion with Balls- 
ton and Saratoga. Lon. 73° 25' 
to 730 43MV. Lat. 43° 25 
55' N. 



Georgdoivn, district, S. C. Pop 
17,003. Slaves 15,546. 

Georgetoicn, p-t. port of entry, 
and caj). of GeorgetoM-n district, 
S. C. on Winyaw bay, near the 
mouth of the Pedee, 13 m. from 
the sea, GO N. N. E. Charleston, 
134 S. Favettevillc, 138 S. E. Co- 
lumbia. Lon. 790 19' W. Lat. 
33° 2^1/ N. Pop. about 2,000, 
to 43°jof whom two-thirds are negroes, 
it contains a court-house, jail, 
George's tavern, p-t. New Kcnljbaiik, and 4 houses of public wor- 
co. Va. A place of consideiable ship, 1 for Presbyterians, 1 for E- 



trade 

Georo^efown, t. Lincoln co. Me. 
on t!ie E. side of the Kennebec, 
at its mouth, 15 m. S. W. Wiscas- 
set. Pop. 1,165. 

Georgetown, p-t. Madison co. 
N. Y. Pop. 824. 

Geo)',o;e!oicn, p-t. and cap. Sus- 
sex co.1)e!. 16 m. W. S. W. Lcw- 
i-itown, 103 S.Piiiladelphia. Here 
is a bank. 

Gcorgetoivn, p-t. and port of en- 
try Is pleasantly situated on the E. 
side of the Potomac, at the junc- 
tion of Rock creek, 3 ra. W. of 
the Capitol in Washington, 8 N. 
Alexandria. Lon. 77° 5' W. 
Lat. 33° 52' N. Pop.7,3G0. Ii 
contains 5 houses of ]mblic wor- 
.'^hip, 2 for Episcopalians, 2 for 
Methodists, and 1 for Presbyteri- 
:iHs. The Roman Catholics have 
a college heie, established in 1799, 
which has 2 spacious brick cdifi- 
res, finely situated, with a libiar\ 
af '7,000 volumes, and about 150 
students. In 1815, it was raised 
by Congress to the rank of an uni 
versily, and authorized to confes 
degrees. Georgetown has consid- 
erable ttade. 

Georgetcuin,i. Kent co. Md. on 
the S. ^idc of Sassafras river, ou- 



iscopalians, 1 for Baptists, and 
for RIethodists. Georgetown is 
well situated for trade. It is in 
the neighbourhood of very fertile 
ids, and connected by the Pe- 
dee and its branches with an cx- 
rnsive back country ; but there is 
a bar at tlie mouth of Winyaw bay 
which prevents the entrance of 
vessels drawing more than 11 feet 
water. 

Georgelozvn, p-t. and cap. Scott 
CO. Ky. near the mouth of Royal 
Spring, a branch of the North 
Elkton, 14 m. N. Lexington. It 
contains a court-house, bank, 
Academy, Baptist church. printing- 
office, and several manufactories. 
The country around is fertile and 
flourishing. 

Georgia, p-t. Franklin co. Vt. 
on Lake Champlain, 18 m. N. 
Burlington. Pop. 1,703. 

Gen-gia, one of the U. States, 
bounded N. by Tennessee and N. 
Carolina ; N.'E. by S. Carolina ; 
S. E. by the Adanti^c ; S. by Flor- 
ida, and W. by Alabama. It ex- 
tends from lat. 30° 20 'to 35° N. 
and from lon. 81° to 86° 48' W. 
It is 300 miles from N. to S. and 
240 from E. to W. and contains 
50,000 square miles, or 37,120,000 



posi<.(^ Frederick, 60 N. E. Clics-iacrcs. Pop. 340,989 ; of whom 
trr, 65 S. W. Philadelj)hia. 1149,676 are slaves. The western 



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GIB 



fiart of the state is in possession ofjy Germans and Dutch. Hore is 
the Creek and Cherokee Indians. jthe principal congregation of thr 
Savannah and Darien are the Menonists. The battle of Gci- 
principal ports. Milledgeville is mantown was fought here on tht 
the seat of government. There is 4th Oct. 1777. 
a college at Athens. The Baptists! Gemiantoiin, p-t. Hyde co. >'. 
and Methodists are much the mostjC. on a bay in Pamlico Sound 
numerous religious denominations. j 108 m. from Raleigh. 
In 1817, Georgia was the sixth! Gcr/;w«^OMW, p-t. Stokes co. N 
State in the Union in the value ofjC. on the Town fork of the Dan. 
her exports. The amount was.It contains a court-house, jail, and 
"790,714, and consisted almost about -10 houses. 



The 



wholly of domestic produce 
staple of the State is cotton. 

xjennariy p-t. Chenango co. N 
Y. 15 m. W. Norwich, 115 VV 
Albany. Poi). 2,675. 

German, t. Fayette co. Pa. Pop 
in 1810, 2,079. 

Gennan, t. Clarke co. Ohio 
Pop. 897.— t. Coshocton co. 302 
— t. Cape Girardeau co. iMo. 

German Jhits, p-t. Herkimer co 
N. Y. on the S. sifje of the Mo- 
hawk, 5 m. S. Herkimer, 75 W. 
Albany. Pop. 2,665. In this town 
•Stood Fort Herkimer, mentioned 
in the history of American wars. 
The German flats is an extensive 
tract of alluvial land, on both sides 
of the Mohawk, in this town and 
in Herkimer. Though it has 
been cultivated nearly JOO years, 
it has 1 jst none of its fertility". 

Germantown, t. Columbia co. 
N. Y. on Hudson river, 12 m. be- 
low Hudson. Pop. 891. It con 
tains 2 churches, 1 for Lutherans 
and 1 for Presbyteriaiis. 

Germantown, p-t Philadelphia 
CO. Pa. 6 m. N. Phila.Ulpliia. 
Pop. 4,311. It contains 4 church- 
es, 1 for Presbyterians, 1 for Ger- 
man Calvinists, 1 for Lutherans 
andl for Friends. The house.' 
are chiefly of .stone, some of them 
large and elegant, and biiUt prin 
cipally on one street, about 2 m. ii 
length. The inhabitants are most 



Germanlnwn, t. Montgomery 
CO. Ohio, 13 m. S. Davion. Pop. 
2,079. 

Germamj, t. Adams co. Pa. Pop. 
1,272. 

Gerru, t. Chatauque co. N. Y. 
Pop. 947. 

Gcttijsbitrg, p-t. and cap. Adams 
CO. Pa. on Rock creek, one of ihc 
sources of the Monoeacy, 36 ni. 
from Williamspori, (M>i.) 52 iVora 
Baltimore, 118 VV. Philadelphia. 
I'op. 1,102. It contains a court- 
house, jail, bank, and printing-of- 
fice froni which a newspaper is 
published. 

Ghent, p-t. Columbia co. N. Y. 
Pop. 2,379. 

Ghent, p-t. Galla'in co. Ky. on 
the Ohio, opposite Vevay. 

Ginni of the J'tl/e^i, int. F.liza- 
belhlown, N. Y. 1,200 fcrt high. 

Gibbo7isi-ille, v. in V\ itei vliet, 
iN. V. Here is a U. S. arsenal. 

Gihxon, t. Clearlield co. Pa. 
Pop. 235. — p-t. Susquehannali co. 
Pop. 914. 

Gibson, CO. Ind. Pop. 3,876. 
Chief I. Princeton. 

Gihsonport, p-t. and cap. Clai- 
i)o:ne co. Mississippi, on Pierre 
bayou, 30 m. above its entnince 
into the Mississippi, 45 m. N. ^at- 
clies. 11.54 m. from Washington. 

Gibson creek, runs info the^ N. 
deof the Missouri, in ion. 106^ 
30' W lat. 30' W. lat. 470 N. 



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Gilead, t. Oxford co. Me. on tlie 
Androscoggin, 30 m. W. Paris. 
Pop. 328. 

Giles, CO. Va Pop. 4,521. 
Slaves 307. Cliief t. Davisburg. 

Giles, CO. W. Ten. Pop. 12,- 
j33. Slaves 3,261. Ciiieft. Pu- 
laski. 

Gilford, t. Strafford co. N. H. 
on the S. side of Lake Winnipiseo- 
<;ee, 23 m.N. E. Concord. 

Gill, t. Franklin co. Mass. on 
ihe W. side of Connecticut river. 
3 m.E. Greenfield. Pop. 800. 

Gilleland, settlement, and seat 
t)f justice. Miller CO. Arkansas. 

Gillori, isl. Al. on the W. side 
©f the entrance into Mobile bay. 

Gilmantoicn, p-t. and halfshire, 
Strafford co. N. H. on the S. W. 
side of Winnipiseogee lake, 17 m. 
IV. E. Concord, 44 N. W. Ports- 
mouth. It contains 6 churches, a 
flourishing academy, a cotton fac- 
tory, iron founderv, &c. Pop. 
3,627. 

Gilsum, t. Cheshire co. N. H. 
37 m. S. Concord. Pop. GOl . 

Glasgow, p-t. and cap. Barren 
CO. Ky. 32 m. from Cunil)erland 
rourt-house, 115 S. W. Lexing- 
ton. Pop. in 1810, 241. Here is 
a bank. 

Glassborougli, v. Gloucester co. 
N. J. 20 m. S. E. Philadelphia. 
Here is a "lass factory. 

Glastenhurij, p-t. Hartford co. 
Gt. on the E. side of Connecticut 
river, 8 m. belov/ Hartford. Pop. 
.3,114. It contains 4 churches, 2 
for Congregationaiists, 1 for Epis- 
copalians, and 1 for Methodists 
and many manufactories. 

Giislonhunf, t. Bennington co. 
V^t. 9 m.JN. E. Bennington. Pop 
43. 

Gknns falls, in Hudson river. 
N.Y. 3. m. above Sandy hill, 6 
above Baker's falls The perpcn- 



GLO 

dlcular height is about 70 feef. 
The bed of the river is here 40 
ods broad, and consists of irregu- 
lar ledges of rocks which rise like 
steps one above another. 

Glenville, p-t. Schenectady co. 
N. Y. 16 m. from Albany. Pop. 
2,514. 

Glenville, p-v. Warren co. N.Y, 
n the N. side of the Hudson, at 
Glenn's falls. It stands at the 
meeting of 4 considerable roads, 
and a bridge is here throvvn across 
the river, below the falls. 

Gloucester, p-t. and port of entry, 
Essex CO. Mass. on Cape Ann, at 
the N. extremity of Massachusetts 
bay, 16 m. N. E. Salem, 30 N. E. 
Boston. It contains a bank, and 6 
houses of public worship, 5 for 
Congregationaiists, and 1 for Uni- 
versalists. Gloucester is one of 
the most considerable fishing 
towns in the Commonwealth. The 
harbor is open, and accessible to 
arge ships, and from Squam and 
Sandy bay, two small outports, the 
bay fishery is carried on with great 
spirit, and to a largo amount. The 
principal part of Gloucester is on 
a peninsula, connected with the 
main by a vei-y naiTovv isthmus, 
across which is a canal for the 
passage of small vessels. On the 
S. E. side of the town is Thatch- 
er's island, on which are two light- 
houses. Shipping in 1816, 11,080 
tons. Pop. 6,384. 

Gloucester, t. Providence co. R» 
I. 16 m. N. W. Providence. Pop. 
2,504. See Chepachet. 

Gloucester, co. iS. .f. Pop, 23,- 
089. Chief towns, Woodbury and 
Gloucester. 

Gloucester, t. is on the Dela- 
ware, 3 ra. below Philadelphia. 
Pop. 2,721. 

Ghuvester, co. Va. on fhe wesr 



Mb 



GO S 
torn shore. Pop. 9,678. 



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5,208. 

Gloucester, i. Gloucester co. Va. 
0*1 tiie N. side of York river, op- 
posite Yorktown. 

Glover f t. Orleans co. Vt. 33 m. 
N. N. E. Montnelier. Pop. 549. 

Glijnn, CO. Geo. Pop. 3,418. 
Slaves 2,7G0. Chief t. Brunswick. 

Gruulenhnt'en, p-t. Tuscarawiu 
CO. Oliio, ou the E. side of the 
Muskingum, 11 in. S. New Phila- 
delphia. 

Go^^toir/?, p-t. Hillsborough co 
N. H. (jfc the W. side of the Mer- 
rimack, at Amoskea;^ falls, whert 
is a bridge acioss the rivt-r, 15 m 
S. Concord, 13 N. iN. E. Amherst 
Pop. 2,173. 

GolcondOf t. Pope co. 111. on llu 
Ohio. 

Goldsborough, p-t. Hancock co 
Me.40m.E. Castine, 188 N. E 
Portland. Lon. 68^ 3' W. Lat 
44° 19' N. Pop..5G0. 

Goorh!ay>d, co. Va. Pop. 10,007 
Slaves 5,526. 

Gooseberry Island, and rocks 
off Cape Ann, Mass. 

Gordonsville, p-v. Orange co 
Va. 2 m. from which is Springhill 
academy, a very respectable insti- 
tution. 

Gore, i. Berkshire co. Mass 
Pop. 92. 

Gorliam, p-t. Cumberland co 
Me. 9 m. N. W. Portland. I 
contains an academy and two 
churches, round which is a con 
sideral)le village. Pop. 2,800. 

Gorham, p-t. Ontario co. N. Y. 
8 m. E. Canandai-Tua, 10 W. G 
iieva. Contains 2 churches, 1 for 
Episcopalians and 1 for Presbv 
terians. Pop. 2,000. 

Goshen, t. Chester co. X. H. 2' 
m. W.Concord. Pop.G87. 

Goshen, t. Addison co. Vt. 31 ni 
S W.Montpclier. Pop. 290. 



Slaves Goshen^ p-t. Hampshire co. 
Mass. 12 ra. N. W. iNorthampton, 
112 W. Boston. Pop. G32. 

Goshen, p-t. Litchfield co. Cl. 
on the Green Mountain range, G 

N. W. Litchfield, 32 W. Hart- 
ford. Pop. 1,586. It is famous 
for its cheese. 

Goshen, p-t. and halfshire, O- 
ran-^e co. N. Y. 20 m. W. West- 
it, 63 N. New-Vork. Pou. 
3,411. The village is pleasantly 
situated, and contains the court- 
house, jail, bank, academy and 2 
or 3 printing offices. 

Goshen, t. Chester co Pa. Pop. 
1,492. 

Goshen, t. Belmont co. Ohio, 10 
m. S. W. St. Clairsville. Pop. 
1,416. — t. Clermont co. on the 
Little Miami, 13 m. N. W. Wil- 
liamsburg. Pop. 7.55. — t. Colum- 
biana CO. Pop. 492. — Tuscarawas 
CO. in which is New Philadelphia, 
Pop. 368.— t. Champaign CO. 911. 

Gosport,L N. H. Sec Isks of 
Shoals. 

Gospori, t. Norfolk co. Va. on 
Elizabeth river 1^ m. S. Norfolk. 
Here is one of the United Stales' 
navy yards. 

Govemador, r. Florida, runs into 
Pensacola bav. Lon. 87° 4' W. 
Lat. 30« 39' I^. 

Gouvenwur,t. St. Lawrence co. 



\. Y. 20 m. S. Ogdensburg, 192 
.N. W. Albanv. Pop. 765. 

Grafton, co. N. H. Pop. 32,- 
L)89. Chief towns, Haverhill and 
PIvmoulh. 

'Grafton, t. Grafton co. N. H. 30 
in. N.AV. Concord. Pop. 1,094. 

Grafton, ])-X. Windham co. Vt. 
22 m.S. Windsor. Pop. 1,482. 

Grafton, p-t. Worcester co^ 
Mass.'S m.S. E. Worcester. Pop. 
1,154. 

Grofton^x.. Rcnnselacr co.N. Y. 



G R A 14; 

n m. N. E. Albany, 11 E. Troy 
fop. 1,611. 

Grafton., t, Medina co. Ohio. 
Pop. 135. 

Granby, t. Essex co. Vt. 47 ni. 
N. E. Montpelier. Pop. 49. 

Granbij, t. Hamshire co. Mass. 
9 m. S. E. Northampton, 90 W 
Boston. Pop. 1,0G6. 

Granby, p-t. Hartford co. Ct. 17 
m. N. N. W. Hartford. Pop 
3,012. A copper mine was for- 
merly wrought here. It is now 
used for the State prison, called 
jN'ewgate. 

Granby, p-t. Oswego co. N. Y 
on Oswego rivei-. Pop. 555. 

Granby, p-t. and cap. Lexington 
CO. S. C. at the head of navigation 
on the Congaree, 2 m. below Co- 
lumbia, 110 from Chaiieston. At 
this place is a bridge across the 
river. 

Grandfathers, mi?,, m the S. E. 
part of Ten. 

Grand isle, bay, on the S. coast 
of Lake Superior. It affords th 
best harbor on the S. shore of the 
lake, being large, deep, and com 
pletely land locked. 126 m. W. 
Point aux Pins. 

Grand isle, co. Vt. comprise: 
the peninsula of Alburg, and seve 
ral islands in Lake Champlain. 
Pop. 3,527. Chief t. Northhero. 
— Grand isle, t. Pop. 898. 

Grand isle, N. Y. in Niagara ri- 
ver, commences 3 m. below Black 
Rock, and terminates 1^ above 
the falls ; and contains 43,000 
ucres of land well wooded, and 
capable of cultivation. This island 
is the property of the state, and 
constitutes part of the fund for de- 
fraying the expenses of the Ca- 
nals. 

Grand, or Chilnucook lake, Me. 
the source of St. Croix river. It 
is 30 m. long, and about 5 broad. 



GRA 

Grand Marais, an extensivf 
marsh, on the S, coast of Lake 
Superior, immediately E. of Grand 
Sable. 

Grandon. See Fairport. 
Grand, or Geauga river, Ohio, 
runs into Lake Erie, 3 m. below 
Painesville. 

Grand river, enters tlie E. side 
of Lake Michigan. Its mouth af- 
fords a good harbor. 

Grand river, t. Howard co. Mo. 

Grand river, Mo. flows into the 

Missouri from the N. 240 m. from 

its mouth, and is navi^ble for 

boats 600 miles. 

Grand, or Sixbidl, or JVeozho, r, 
Arkansas Ter. a northern tributa- 
ry of the Arkansas. Its mouth is 
just below the mouth of Verdigris 
river, forming with it a neck of 
land 2 m. wide. 

Grand sable, Michigan Ter. an 
immense hill of sand, about 300 
feet high, extending 9 m. along the 
S.. shore of Lake Superior. 

Grand traverse, islands in Lake 
Michigan, extending across ^the 
mouth of Green Bay. They af- 
ford some tolerable harbors. Se- 
veral of the channels between 
them have suflicient depth of wa- 
ter to admit schooners of 200 tons 
burthen. 

Grand vietp, t. Washington co. 
Ohio, 15 m. N. E. Marietta. Pop. 
351. 

Granger, t. Columbia co. N. Y. 
12 m. S. E. Hudson. Pop. 2,614. 
Grane:er, co. E. Ten. Pop. 
7,651. "Slaves 656. Chief t. Rut- 
edge. 

Granger, p-t. Cuyahoga co. O- 
hio, on Lake Erie, at the mouth of 
Rocky river, 7 ra. W. Cleveland. 
Granger, t. Medina co. Ohio. 
Pop. 2 17. 

Grant, CO. Kentucky. Pop. 
1,805. Slaves 137. 



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Grantham, t. Cheshire co. N 
H. Top. 1,032. 

Granville, p-t. Hampden co 
* Mass. 14 m. W. S. VV. Springfield 
Pop. 1,643. 

Granville, p-t. Washington co 
N.y. 12 m. S. E. Whitehall, GO 
3V. E. Albany. Pop. 3,727. Ii 
contains 3 villages, an academy, 
and 5 clunxlies. It is watered l>y 
Pawlet and Indian rivers, on 
wliich are many mills. In this 
town is a quarry of good marble. 

Granville, CO. l^.C. Pop. 18,- 
222. Slaves 9,071. Chief t. Ox- 
lb rd. 

Granville, p-t. Licking co. Ohio, 
27 m. N. E. Columbus, 32 W. 
Zanesvillc. Lon. 80^ 45' W. Lat. 
'10^5' N. Pop. 1,472. It has a 
bank. 

Grasa, r. N. Y. runs into the St. 
Laurence, opposite St. Regis isl- 
and, after a course of 125 miles. 
In Canton, it is connected by a 
natural canal with the Osucgat- 
chic. 

Gratisy t. Preble co. Ohio. Pop. 
1,000. 

Gratistoion, t. Dauphin co. Pa. 
Pop 168. 

Grave^end, t. Kings co. Long- 
Island, N. Y. on the sea coast, 4 

in. S. Flalbush, 9^ S. New-York. j Across its entrance is a chain of 
Pop. 534. Gravesend beach is a'islands, called the Grand traverse, 



Great bend, t. Susquehannah C0< 
Pa. Pop. 527. 

Great vdleii. t. Cataraugus co. 
N. Y. Pop. 271. 

Great irorks, r. Penobscot co. 
.Me. flows into the E. side of the 
Penobscot, 2 m. below the great 
falls. 

Green, t. Franklin co. Pa. Pop. 
2,010. 

Green, co. in the S. W. part of 
Ohio. Pop. 10,529. Chief t.Xenia. 

Green, t. Adams co. Ohio. Pop. 
78.— Clarke co. 658.— Clinton co. 
7 m. W. Wilmin|;^on. Pop. 917.— 
Columbiana CO. 772. — Fairfield co. 
141. — Favetle co. 905. — Gallia co. 
3 m. W.'Gallipolis. Pop. 700.— 
Hamilton co. 1,456. — Harrison co. 
5 m. N. E. Cadiz. Pop. 2,229.— 
Richland co. 621. — Ro.ss co. on 
ihe Scioto, 7 m. N. Chillicothe. 
Fop. 1,531. — Scioto CO. on the 
Ohio, 10 m. S. E. Portsmouth, 
"op. 582.— p-t. Stark co. 503.— t. 
Trumbull co 16 m. N. E. War- 
ren. Pop. 125. — Wavnc co.4n). 
N.E. Woo.^ter. Pop. 412. 

Green hav, or Bay Puan, a large 
bay on the \V. side of Lake Micli- 
It exiends froni the N. end 
of the lake 90 miles, in a S. W. di- 
ection, and is 15 or 20 miles wide. 



frecjuent resort for parties of pleas 
urc iVom the city. 

Graij, p-t. Cumberland co. Me 
20 m. N'. Portland. Pop. 1 ,479. 

Graiiaon, co. Va. Pop. 5,598 
Slaves 315. Chief t. Greenville 

Grayson, co. Ky. Pop. 4.0.55 
Slaves 184. Chief t. Litchfield. 

Great Bay, N. H.the W. branch 



which shelters the bay from the 
winds t!iat often blow with vio- 
lence across the lake. Several of 
(he channels between them are of 
sufficient depth to admit vessels of 
200 tons burthen, which traverse 
the bay and ascend Fox river sev- 
eral miles. Green bay abounds 
with fish, particularly sturgeons 



of the Piscataqua ; receives Exc- and white fish. It has several small 
ter and Lamprey rivers, and uni!es'l)ays, the principal of which is Stur-^ 
with the main brancli of the Pis-igeon's bay. The principal rivers 
cataqua at Hilton's point, 5 m.jwhich it receives.are Foxand^Mc- 
above Portsmouth. Inominv. 



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Green bay, p-t. Brown co. Mich- 
igan Ter. on Fox river, 1^ m. a- 
bovc its entrance into Green bav. 
184 ni. S.W. Mackinaw, 220 N. 
Chicago, 360 E. Prairie chi Chien, 
by Fox and Ouisconsin rivers. 
Lon. 87'^ 58' W. Lat. 45 N. Ek- 
tcncls along both sides of the river 
about 4 miles. Here are about 
80 lamilies tlie descendants of the 
French Jesuits, who settled here 
in 1700 ; but by intermarriages 
with Indians, they have now be- 
come, almost without exception, 
of mixed blood. The country a- 
round this settlement is at present 
chiefly occupied by the Menom' 
nee Indians. It has a healthful and 
sufficiently mild climate, a fertile 
soil, Avatered by numerous rivers, 
and its position between the great 
'^akes and the Mississippi, renders 
it rt very eligible place for setde 
mcnt. See Fort Hoicard. 
^ Green briar, r. Va. falls into the 
E. side of the Kcnhawa, at the 
place where it breaks through the 
Ixaurel ridge,opposite the mouth of 
.\ew river. Lat 38° N. 

Green briar, co- Va. Pop. 7,041 
Slaves 786. Chief t. Lewi-sburg 
^ Greenbush, p-t. Rensselaer co 
N. Y. on the Hudson, opposite Al- 
bany. Pop. 2,754. riere are U. 
States barracks. 

Greene, \i-\. Kennebec co. Me. 
f^w the Androscoegin, 24 m. S. W. 
\ugusta, 39 N. Portland. Pop. 1,- 
J09. 

Greene, co. N. Y. Pop. 22,996. 
Chief t.Catskill. 

Greene, p-t. Chenango co. N. Y. 
12 m S. W. Norwich, 120 W. S. 
W. Albany. Pop. 2,590. 

Greene, co. Pa. on the Mononga- 
hela. Pop. 15,554. Chief t. Waynes- 
borough. 

Gree/te, p-t. Grccac eo. Pa. 
Pop. 1,801. 



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Greene, co. N. C. Pop. 4,533. 
Slaves 2,174. Chief t. SnowviUe. 

Greene, co. Geo. Pop. 13, 589. 
Slaves 6,937. Chief t. Greensbo- 
rough. 

Greejte, co. Al. Pop. 4,554, 
Slaves 1,691. 

Greene, co. Miss. Pop. 1,415. 
Slaves 380. 

Greene, CO. Ten. Pop. 11,324. 
Slaves 829. Chief t. Greenville. 

Greene, co. Kv. Pop. 11,943. 
Slaves 3,241 .Chief t.Gieensburgh. 

Greenjkld, t. Hillsborough co. 
IN. H. 24 m. S. W. Concord. Pop. 
974. 

Grees- field, p-t. and cap. Frank- 
lin co. Mass. on the \V. bank of 
Connecticut river, 21 m. N. North- 
ampton. Pop. 1,316. It contains 
a handsome village, 3 houses of 
public worship, 2 for Congrega- 
tionalists, and 1 for Episcopal- 
ians, a court-house, jail, and print- 
ing-office, from which a weckiy 
paper is issued. Much of the trade 
of the county is carried on here. 

Greenfield, p-t. Saratoga co. IN 
Y. 10 m: N. Ballston, 36 N. Al- 
bany. Pop. 3,024. 

Greenfield, t. Bedford co. Pa. 
Pop. I,i41.— Luzoine co.712. 

Greenfield, p-t. Highland co. O- 
hio, on "^Paint creek, 20 m. N. E. 
Hillsborough. — t. Fairfield co. 3 
m. N. Lancaster. — t. Gallia co 
16 m. W. Galiipolis. Pop. 326.— 
t. Huron CO. 338. 

Grcerdand, t. Rockingham co. 
N. H. on Great bay, 4 m. S. W. 
Portsmouth. Pop. 631. 

GreeuLwd, N. Y. See Hunter. 

Green Mou7itai?i3, a range of 
mountains, which commence in 
Vt. near the Canada line, and run- 
ning S. through the we.stern parts 
of Vermont, Mass. and Ct. termin- 
ates at New-Haven, on Long Isl- 
and Sound. The nortliern part of 



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the range is pierced by several ofi Athens, 25 S. Alliiiny. Pop. 2,371. 

the great rivers which run into Here is an academy. 

lake Champlain. The highest Greenville, t. Somerset co. Pa. 

snnimit, Killinglon peak, accor- Pop. 394. 

ding to Capt. Partridge, is 3.924 Greenville, co. Va. Pop. 6.850. 

■ ' ' Slaves 4,512. Chief t. Hicklbrd. 

Greenville, p-t. and cap. Pitt 
CO. N. C. on the S. bank of Tar 
river, 110 ni. fr. Ocrecock inlet. 
23 fr. Washington. It contains a 
court-lu)iise,jail, and academy. 

Gteeimlle, district. S. C. Pop. 
11,5.30. Slaves 3,423. 

Greenville, p-t. and cap. Green- 
ville CO. S. C. on Reedy river, 110 
. N. Augus^ta, (Geo.) 110 fr. 



feet above the level of the sea. 

Green Point, cape, Florida, in 
Pensacola bay. Lon. 87^ 4' VV. 
L.at..30O3FN. 

Green river,Ky. rises in Lincoln 
CO. and flowing W.join:^ the Oliio, 
200 m. below Louisville, 50 above 
the mouth of the Cum!)erlaad. It 
is 200 yards wide at its mouth, anci 
is navigable for boats nearly 200 
miles. 

Greensborons^h, p-t. Oilcans co. 
Vt. 27 m. N.'N. E. Mont|)elier. 
Pop. fi25. 

Grecnshni'OUgh,i)-t. Caroline co. 
Md. on the VV. side Choptank 
creek, 7 m. N. Danton, 22 S. E. 
Chester. 

Greensborough, p-t. and cap. 
Green CO. Geo. 50 m. S. Athens. 
40 N. Milledgeville,78 VV. by S! 
Augusta. 

Greensbirrg, p-t. Westchester co, 
N. Y. on the Hudson, 28 m. above 
IVew-York. Pop. 2,0G4. 

Greensburg, ])-l. and bor. West- 
moreland CO. Pa. on a branch oi 
Sewickly creek, one of the sources 
of fhe Youghiooany, 30 m. S. E. by 
E P.ttsbuVg, 75 fr. Bedford. Pop 
771. It contains a coHrl-house 
jail, l)ank, academy, and a Ger 
man Calvinist church. 

Greensburg, t. Beaver co. Pa 
10 m. N. Bcaveitown. Pop. 1, 
194. Here is an academy. 

Greensbni-g, p-t. and cap. Greene 
CO. Ky. on Green river, 69 m. VV. 
Lexington. 95 E. Russelville. Pop. 
in 1810, !30. It contains a court- 
house, jail, and bank. 

Greenville, p-t. Greene co. N. Y. 
on Calskiil civek, 14 m. IS. W. 



Columbia. The air is cool and 
healthful, and many i)ersons from 
(he low country of Carolina and 
Georgia, reside here in sunimcr. 

Greenville, t. Darlington co. S. 
C. on the W. side of Great Pedee 
river, 55 E. N. E. Camden, 90 
.\. E. Columbia. 

Greenville, p-t. and cap. Jefferson 
Miss, 21 m. rS'.E. iValchcz, 

Greenville, p-t. and cap. Green 
CO. Ten. on the head waters of 
French Broad river. 26 m. W. 
.Jonesboro', 81 E. Knoxville. The 
village containsa court-house, jail, 
['rinting-oflice, Presbyterian meet- 
ing-house, and about 100 dwelling- 
houses. A few miles S. of the vil- 
lage is Greenville college, a flour- 
ishing institution, incorporated in 
1794. It has between 70 and 80 
.students. 

Greenville, p-t. and cap. Muh- 
lenburgco. Ky. .35 m. N. N. VV. 
Russehille, 180 from Lexington. 
Heie is a bank. 

Greenville, p-t. and cap. Dark 
CO. Ohio, 80 m. IS\ Cincinnati, 
86 W. Columbus. Lon. 84^ 32^ 
W. Lat. 40^ 2' N. In Aug. 1795, 
a famous treaty was held here by 
Gen. Wayne, on the | art of the 
U. S. witJa the Indians. Pop. 1,172. 



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Greenupf co. Ky. Pop. 4,311. 
Slaves 666. 

Greemcicli, p-t. Hampshire co. 
Mass. 20 m. E. JNorthampton, 75 
W. Boston. Pop. 778. 

Greenwich, East, p-t. and cap. 
Kent CO. R. I. on the N. W. aim 
of iNarraganset bay, 16 m. S. Pro- 
vidence, 22 JV. N. W. rs'ewporf. 
Pop. 1;619. It contains a cotivt- 
house, jail,academy, and 2 clnirch- 
cs. GreeiiwicJi West. Pop. 1,927. 

Greenirich, p-t. Fairfieltl co. Ct. 
on Long Island Sound, 38 m. E. 
Iv^eu-York, 43 W. New Haven. 
Pop. 3,790. 

Greenwich, p-t. Washington co. 
N. Y. on the Hudson, at the moutli 
ofBattenkill, 8ni. \V. Srdem, 37 
N.Albany. Pop. 3,197. It con- 
tains an academy, 2 churches and 
many manufactories. 

Greenwich, p-t. Cumberland co 
N. J. on the ;V. W. bank of Cohan- 
zy creek, 3 m. above its enirance 
into Delaware bay, 15 S. E. Sa- 
lem. Pop. 890. 

Greenwich, t. Gloucester co. N. 
J. on the Delaware. 6 m. S. E. 
Philadelphia. Pop. '2,699. 

Greenwich, t. Sussex co. N. J. 
on Delaware river, 5 m. above 
Easton, Pa. 31 S.Newton. Pop. 
3,335. 

Greenwich, t. Berks co. Pa. Pop. 
1,337. 

Greenwood, t. Oxford oo. Me. 

5 m. N. W. Paris. Pop. 392. 

Greenwood, t. Adams co. Pa 
Pop. 1,660. — t. Columbia co. 1,- 
087.— Miff.in co^ 1,800. 

Grevstown, v. Somerset co. N. J 

6 m. iSf. E. Princeton. 

Griersbitrg, p-t. Beaver co. Pa 
Pop. 146 



Griswold, t. N( 



jonciop CO 



146 G U i 

stituted the part of Preston called 
North Society. Pop. 1,869. 

Gros Isle, a fertile and cultivat- 
ed isl. Michjnan Ter. in Detroit 
river, near its mouth, about Q 
miles long, and 1^ wide. Here 
is a quarry, from which stone is 
obtained for building. 

Groton, p-t. Grafton co. N. II. 
15 m. N. E. Dartmouth College, 
38 N. W Concord. Pop. 638. 
Here is a furnace for casting hol- 
low iron ware. 

Groton, t. Caledonia co. Vt. 16 
m. E. Montpelier. Pop. 695. 

Groton, p-t. Middlesex co. Mass. 
34m.N.W. Boston. Pop. 1,897. 
Here is an academy. 

Groton, p-t. New London co. 
Ct. at the mouth of the Thames, 
opposite New London. Pop. 4,- 
664. In this town is Fort Gris- 
wold, which defends the harbor of 
New Loudon. 

Groton, t. Tompkins co. N. Y. 
Pop. 2,742. 

Grorelwnd, p-t. Livingston co. 
N. Y.on Genesee river, 30 m.S.W. 
Canaudaigua. It contains a Pres- 
bvterian church. Pop. 1,273. 

Giiernseij, co. Ohio. Pop. 9,292. 
Chief t. Cambridge. 

Guilderlandt, p-t. Albany co. N, 
Y. 12 m. W. N. W. Albany. Pop- 
2,270. At the village of "Hamil- 
ton in this town, are extenslTC 
ill ass factories. 

Guildhall, p-t, and cap. E.ssex 
co.Vt. on Connecticut river, op- 
[josiie Lancaster, with which i; is 
connected by a bridge, 60 m. N. 
E. Montpelier. Pop. 529. 

Guilford, t. Somerset co. Me. 
49 ra. N. E. Norridgewock. Pop. 

Gnilford, t. Windham co. Vf. 



Ct. on the Quincbaug, 6 or 8 m. 49 m. S. Windsor. Pop. 1,862. 
N.E.Norwich. It formerly co-i- Guilford^ p-t, and bor. New- 



11 AD 



147 



HAD 



Haven co. Ct. on Long Island 
Sound, 15 in. E. New-Haven, 36 
S. Hartford. Pop. 4,131. It con- 
tains 7 houses of public worship, 
has two harbors and some ship- 
ping. 

Guilford, t. Chenango co. Ps. 
Y. Pop. 2,175. 

Guilford, t. Franklin co. Pa. 
Pop.2;439. 

Gidlford, CO. N. C. Pop. 14,- 
511. Slaves 1,G11. Chief t. Mar- 
tinsville. 

Guilford, t. Medina co. Ohio. 
Pop. 72. 

Gulf stream, a current which 
rushes out of the Gulf of Mexico 
between Cuba and Florida and 

Erocecds N. along the coast of the 
United States, and N. E. as far 
as the shores of Iceland and 
Great Britain. Its velocity off the 



coast of Florida is 5 m. an hour, 
and in lat. 37*^ IN. about 1 mile. 

Grdl Islands, Great and Little, 2 
small islands, lying VV . of Fisher's 
island in Long-Island Sound. 
On Little-Gull is a light-house. 

Gunpowder, r. Western shore of 
Md. flows into Chesapeake bay, 12 
m. above the mouth of the Patap- 
sco. It has falls near its mouth. 

Gustavus, t. Trumbull CO. Ohio. 
Pop. 371. 

Gmiandot Big, and Little, 2 riv- 
ers, Va. run into the Ohio, be- 
tween the Kenhawa and Sandy 
rivers. Big Guyandot is navigable 
lor canoes 60 m. — r. Ohio, runs 
into the Ohio nearly opposite. 

Gwinnef, CO. Geo. Pop. 4,589. 
Sla\es 538. 

Guynedd, t. Montgomery co. Pa. 
Pop. 1;221. 



H, 



Habersham, co. Geo. Pop 
3,145. Slaves 277. 

Hackettstoun, p-t. Sussex co, 
N. J. on the W. side of Muscone- 
cunk liver, 3 m. above Roxbury. 
22 W. by iN. Moriisfown. 

Hackinsack, r. N. J. rises in 
New-York, and running S. joins 
the Passaic in Newark bay. It is 
navigable 15 miles. 

Hackinsack, |)-t. and cap. Ber- 
gen CO. N. J. on the W. side of 
Hackinsack river, 20 ni. N. New- 
York. Pop. 2,076. The public 
buildings are a court-house, jail. 
2 ckurches, and an academy. 

Haddam, p-t. Middlesex co. Ct. 
on the VV. side of Connecticut ri- 
ver, 8 m. below Middleiown, 25 
below Hartford. Pop. 2,478. It 



contains 3 churches, 1 for Congre- 
jjationalists, 1 for Baptists, and 1 
■ or Methodists. The superior and 
county courts sit alternately here 
■md at Middletown. The amount 
of shipping owned in this place, 
is 1,597 tons, employed in the 
•nasting trade, and trade to the 
VV. Indies. Here is a valuable 
f|iiarry of granite. 

Hadlen, p-t. Hampshire co. 
Mass. on the E. bank of Connect- 
icut river, nearlv opposite North- 
:im|)ton, 20 m. N. Springfield, 97 
VV. Boston. Pop. 1,461. It is 
fonnected by bridges with Hat- 
field and Norlhampion. Hopkins^ 
Academy in this place, is a flour- 
ishing institution. 

Iladletj, p-t. Saratoga co. N. Y, 



HAL 

ou Hudson river. 17 m. N. B.ills- 
ton-spa, 51 above Albany. Pop. 
798. 

Haerlem. See Kew- York city. 
Hagarstoion, or Elizahethtoii'Ti, 
p-t. and cap. Washington co. Md. 
is situated in the fertile valley ol 
Conecocheague, on the W. bank 
of Antietam creek, 27 m. IN. W. 
Frcdericktown, 70 N. W. Wash- 
ington city, T2 W. N. \\. Balti- 
more. It is regularly laid out, and 
contains about 300 houses, princi- 
pally built of brick and stone, a 
court-house, jail, market-house, 
and 4 houses of public Avorship. 
The trade with the western coun- 
try is considerable, and there are 
a number of mills in the neighbor- 
hood. 

Hague, p-t. Warren co. N. Y. on 
Lake George, 22 m. IN. E. Cald- 
well. Pop. 514. 

Hague, t. St. Lawrence co. N 
Y. on the river St. Lawrence, 
above Ogdensburg. Pop. 817. 

Halifax, p-t. Windham co. Vt 
50 m. S. Windsor. Pop. 1,667. 

Halifax, p-t. Plymouth co. 
Mass. 13 m. N. W. Plymouth, 35 
S. E. Boston. Pop. 74'J. 

Halifax, p-t. Dauphin co. Pa. 
on the E. side of the Susquehan- 
nah,13m. N. Harrisburg. Pop. 
1,365. 

Halifax, CO. Va. Pop. 10,0G0. 
Slaves 9,882. 

Halifax, CO. N . C . Pop. 17,237. 
Slaves 9,450. 

Halifax, p-t. and cap. Halifax 
CO. N. C. is pleasantly situated on 
the W. bank of the Roanoke, 7 
m. below the Great Falls, and 70 
by land from the mouth of the r 
ver ; 36 m. ]V. Tarborough, 72 S. 
by W. Petersburg. Lat. 36^^ 13' 
N. It is regularly laid out, anc! 
contains a court-house and jai'. 
The river is navigable to this place 



148 HAM 

for ves.«iels of considerable burtlicii 
A regular trading schooner, of 45 
tons, plies constantly between Ha- 
liHix and Norfolk. A canal is 
now in i;)rogress around the falls of 
the Roanoke, which will open the 
navigation for batleaux, for more 
than 130 miles above the town, 

Halifax, r. Florida, flows S. 
about 30 m . and empties itself into 
Musquito inlet. 

Hall, CO. Geo. Pop. 5,086. 
Slaves 399. 

Hallou-ell, p-t. Kennebeck co. 
Me. on Kennebeck river, at the 
head of the tide, 2 miles below 
Augusta, 54 IS. E. Portland. Lat. 
44° 16' N. Pop. 2,919. Within 
a few years it has increased very 
rapidly, and is now one of the 
most w ealthy, populous, and flour- 
ishing towns in the State. The 
principal village is on the W. 
bank of the river, and contains an 
academy, a bank, 2 meeting-hous- 
es, 2 printing-offices, several 
fine brick stores, and more than 
200 dwelling-houses. The sur- 
rounding country is fertile, and 
beef, pork, pot and pearl ashes, 
tlour, and lumber, arc brought 
hither for exportation. The river 
is navigable to this place for ves- 
sels of 150 tons. 

HaWs river, N. H. a head water 
of the Connecticut ; flows from 
(he N. W. and its mouth is in lat. 
15° N. 

Hamburg, p-t. Eric co. N. Y. on 
lake Erie, S. of Bufl"dlo. Pop. 
2,034. 

Hamburg, ■p-i. Sussex co. N. J. 
18 m, from Goshen, N. Y. 20 fr. 
Newton. ^ 

Hamburg, p-t, Berks co. Fa. on 
the E. side of the Schuylkill, 18 
m. N. by W. Reading, 70 N. N. 
W.Philadelphia. 

Hamburg) t. Abbeville district, 



HAM 



149 



H A M 



S. C. on Savannah river, opposite 
Augusta. The first buildings uere 
commenced in June 1821, and in 
1822, there were erected 200 
dwelling houses and stores, and a 
bank incorporated with a capital of 
.^1500,000. One steam-boat al- 
ready runs between this place and 
Charleston, and others are now 
building. 

Hamden, t. New-Haven co. Ct. 
5i m. N. ]Ne\*-Haven. Pop. 1,- 
687. In this town is Whitney's 
factory. See New-Haven. 

Hamilton, p-t. Essex co. Mass. i 
m. N. E. Salem, 23 N. E. Boston 
Pop. 802. 

Hamilton, co. N. Y. Pop. 1,- 
251. 

Hamilto7i, p-t. Madison do. N. 
Y.25m. S. W.Utica, 110 W. Al 
bany. Pop. 2,Gol. It contains 2 
churches. The village is hand 
somcly built on the m&in branch of 
Clienanso river. 

Hamilton , \ . \n Olcan, N. Y. al 
the head of navigation on the Al 
leghany, which here receives O 
lean creek. It is eligibly situated 
for trade, and is a great thorougl 
fare. Go m. S. Buffalo, 291 fron) 
Philadelphia, 294 W. Newburg, 
2G0 N. E. Pittsburg by water. 

Hamilton. See Waddington. 

Hamilton, w GuilderUuidt, N.Y 

Hamilton College. See Clinton 

Hamilton, t. Gloucester co. N.J 
Pop. 877. 

Hamilton, t. Adams co. Pa 
Pop. 1,075.— Franklin co. 1,688,— 
Northampton co. 1,320. 

Hamilton ban, t. Adams co. Pa 
Pop. 1.053. 

Hamilton, co. E. Ten. Pop. 821 
Slaves 39. 

Hamilton, co.the S. W. part of 
Ohio, on Ohio river. Pop. 31,764 
Chief t. Cincinnati. 

HainiUon, p-t. and cap. Butler 



CO. Ohio, on Miami river, 25 m. N' 
Cincinnati, 105 S. W. Columbus- 
Here is a printing-office. Pop- 
660. 

Hamilton, t. Franklin co. Ohio, 
on the E. side of the Scioto, 7 m, 
S. Columbus. Pop. 943,— t. War- 
ren CO. 1,068. 

Hampden, p-t. Penobscot CO. 
Me. on the W. side of Penobscot 
river, 10 m. S. S. W. Bangor, 29 
N. W. Castine. Pop. 1,478. 

Ha?npden, CO. Mci.s». Pop. 28,- 



021. Chief t. Springfield. 

Hampden Sidney College. See 
Prince Edivard co. Va. 

Hampden, t. Geauga co. Ohio. 
Pop. 296. 

Hampshire, co . Mass. Pop . 26 ,- 
487- Chief t. Northampton. 

Hampshire, co. Va. Pop. 10,- 
889. Slaves 1,609. Chief t.Rom- 
ney. 

Hampsiead. 
N. H. 24 m. 
Pop. 751 . 



p-t. Rockingham co. 
S. AV. Portsmouth. 



Hanmslead. p-t. Rockland co. N. 
N.W. New-York. Pop- 



Y.15m. 

2,072. Jt contains 2 churches, I 
for Dutch Reformed, and 1 for 
Presbyterians, and the extensive 
iron works called Ramapoo Works. 

Hampton, p-t. Rockingham co. 
N. H. on the sea coast, 18 m. B. 
W. Portsmouth. Pop. 1,098. It 
contains 2 meeting-houses, and an 
academy. 

Hampton, t. Windham co. Ct. 
37m. E. Hartford. Pop. 1,313. 

Hamjyion, t. AVashington co. N. 
Y. 70 m. N. E. Albany. Pop. 963. 

Ha7iipton, p-t. Elizabeth-city co, 
Va. 17 m. from Norfolk. 

Hampton falls, p-t. Rocking- 
ham CO. N. H. on the sea coast, 20 
m. S. W. Portsmouth. Pop. ,572. It 
contains 3 churches, 2 for Conofre- 
gationalists, and 1 for Baptists. 

Hamj^on roads. See JVorfolfc,Va, 



HAN 

Hancock, co. Me. Pop. 31,290.^ 
Chief t.Castiiie. 

Htncork, p-t. Hiilsboron^h co. 
]N\ H. 13 m. E. Keene, 28 S. VV. 
Concord. Pop. 1,178. 

Hancock, p-t. Arldison co. Vl. 29 



150 HAN 

come of nearly ^6,000. The col- 
lege edifice is of wood, 150 feet 
long, 50 wide, 3 stories high, and 
contains 36 rooms. A medical In- 
stitution has been connected with 
the college since 1797, and is ac- 
Hi. S. W . Montpclier. Pop. 442.1 commodated with a brick ed- 
/fartcocATjp-t. Berkshire CO Mass.iifice, containing besides rooms for 



20 m. N. N. ^V 
163. 



Lenox. Pop. 



:1s 



Indents, a laboratory, anatomical 
museum, and 2 lecture rooms. 



Hancock, \)-t. Delaware co. N.|The college library contains about 
Y.22 m.S. W.Delhi, 60 W.Kings-|4,000 volumes, and^hcre are 2 li- 



lon. Pop. 525. 

Hancock, p-t. Salem co. N. J. 

Hancock, p-t. Washington co. 
Md. on the IS. bank of (he Poto- 
mac, 25 ffi. S. E. Bedford, Pa- 
119 N. W.Baltimore. 

Hancock, co. Geo. Pop. 12,- 
7.34. Slaves 6.8G3. Chief t. Sparta. 

Hancock, co. Mi.«sissippi, on 
LakcBorgue.Pop.l,594.Slaves321. 

Hancock, co. Ohio, formed 1820. 

Hannibal, p-t. Cswego co. N. \ . 
at the mouth of Onondaga river. 
'JOm. N. W. Onondaga, 180 W. 
Albany. Pop. 935. 

H'Oiover, p-t. Grafton co. N. H. 
on Connecticut river, 55 jn. Ps. 
W. Concord, 98 W. N. W. Ports- 
month, 115 N. W. Boston. Pop. 
2,222. It contains 4 houses of 
public worship, 3 for Congrcga- 
lionalists, and 1 for Baptists. The 
principal village is situated in a 
bcautifnl plain, J m. fr. the river, 
and contains the building? of Dart- 
inouth CoUtge, and about 60 
dwelling-houses. 

Dartmouth College derives its 
name from WiliianrEarl of Dart- 
mouth, one of its principal bene- 
factors. It was founded in 1769, 
by the late Rev.Dr.Eleazer Whee- 
!ock, and is one of the most re- 
.^pcciablc and flourishing colleges 
in the U. States. The permanent 
funds yield about ,«5!2,000 a year. 
This, with tke tuition; makes an iu- 



brarics belonging to societies of 
students, each of which contains 
nearly 2,000 volumes. In 1822, 
the officers of the college were a 
president, professors, including 3 
medical profcj-sors, and 3 tutors. 
The number of studeius was 227 
including 85 medical students. 
Tke whole number who had been 
educated here was 1,341, of whom 
1.0G7 are now living. 

Hanover, p-t.PiAniouth co. Mass. 
15 m. N. W. Plvmouth, 25 S. E. 
Boston. Pop. ], "211. 

Hanover, p-t. Chatauquc co. (N. 
Y.) Pop. 2,217. 

Hanover, p-t. Morris co. N. J. on 
the Passaic, 16 m. N. W. Eliza- 
bethtown. Vop. 3,503. 

Hanover, t. Burlington co. N. J. 
Poj). 2,642. 

Hanover, p-t. York co. Pa. on a 
branch of Con«wago creek, which 
runs into the Sus(|uehanuah, 18 
m.S. W.York, 106 W. by S. Phil- 
adelphia. It contains 2 chnrches. 
A newspaper is published here in 
the German language. Pop. 946. 

Hanover, X. Luzerne co. Pa. Fop. 
879. — Washington CO. 1,329 .—Bea- 
ver. CO. 1,147. — Northampton co. 
1,358.— Lehigii CO. 866.— Lebanon 
CO. 1,871. — Hanover, J\av, Mont- 
gomery co. 1,320. — East, Dauphin 
CO. 2,618.— West, Dauphin co.397. 
— Upper, Montgomery CO. 1,273. 

jHawcv^/',co, Va .between Clitcfi- 



H A R 151 

ttltomlny and Pamunky rivers. Pop. 
15,2G7. Slaves G,7.36.*In this coim- 
ty is Wasliington-Henry Academy. 

Hanover, p-t. Columbiana co. 
Oliio. Pop. I.I06. — Lickin;^ cu. 
rj94.._RichhuKl CO. 118.— liiKlcr 
CO. 6 ni. W. Rossvillo. Pop. 1,512. 

HuTiovcj-hnrn, p-t. Hanover co. 
Va. on the Pamunky, 6 m. above 
JNew Castle, 22 N. E. Richmond. 

Hanson, t. Plymouth co. Mass. 
Pop. 917. 

Harbour, Cape, the N. extrem- 
itv of Wells' bav, Me. Lon. 70^ 
2-l'\V.Lat. -13013' IN. 

Harbour creek, t. Erie co. Pa. 
Pop. 555. 

Harden, CO. Kv.. Pop. 10, WG 
Slaves 1,4(36. Chief t. Elizabcth- 
lown. 

Hard€?ibnrg, p-t. and cap. Bieck- 
cnridgc co. Ky. 

Hardin, co. ^V. Ten. Pop. 1,4G2. 
Slaves 13t). 

Hardin, co. Ohio, formed 1820. 

Harding's ferrij. on AVhile river, 
Arkansas tcr. 401) m. fr. its moiuh. 

Hardiston, t. Sussex co. N. J. 
Pop. 2,1G0. 

ilardwick, ji-f. Caledonia co. 
Vt. 21 m. N. E. Montpclier. Pop. 

;jG7. ^ 

Hardtcick, p-t. Worcester co 
Mass. 22 m. N. W. Worcester, 70 
W.Boston. Pop. 1,83G. 

Hardivirk, t. Sussex co. N. J 
on the Delaware, 10 ui. S. W 
:\eu ton. Poj). 3,3G0. 

Hard'i, CO. Va. Pop. 5,700 
Slaves 914. 

Hard!i,t. Coshocton co. Ohio. 
Pop 512. 

Harford, ])-t. Susquehannah co 
Pa. Pop. G42. 

Harford, co. Md. Pop. 15,924 
Slaves 3,320. Chief t. Bellair. 

Harford, p-t. Harford co. Md 



H AR 

9 m. S.E. Bellair, 25 N.E. 



Ky. Pop. 1,9G1. 



, water. 
Baltimore. 

Harlan, co. 
Slav(!sl0a. 

Harlem, p-t. Kennebec co. INIe. 
IG m. E. Augusta. Pop. 8G2. 

i/ar/e'.'(,t." Delaware co. Ohio, 
on Big Walnut creek. Pop. 213. 

][arman's creek, Va. runs into 
the Ohiojl mile above Steubenvillc. 

Harinonij, p-t. Somerset co Me. 
25 ni. E. IS'orridgewock. Pop. 
584. 

Harmony, t. Chalauquc co. N.Y. 
Pop. 845. 

Mttrmowj, p-t. Buder co. Pa. on 
Conaquenesing creek. Pop. 217. 25 
m. Nt W. Pittsburg. 

Hnrmomi, t. Susquehannah co. 
Pa Pop. 173. 

Harmoni/, t. Clark co. Ohio, 
Pop. 1,412".— Delaware co. 133. 

IJarviowj, p-t. and cap. Posey 
;;o. Ind. on the Wabash, setded by 
I 1 elisions sect from Germany, 
called llannonists. Pop. 800. 

Harmony, Arkansas Ter. a mis- 
sionary station among the Osage 
Indians, formed 1821 by the Uni- 
ed Foreign Mission Society. It is 
-lituated o!i the Marias de Cein, a 
jjooil mill stream, G in. above its 
junction with Osage river. The 
tract of land given by the Indians 
ibrthe use of the Mission cojilains 
about 15,000 acres, is very fertile 
and well supplied with limber and 
■itonc for building. Good coal is 
Ibuud within a few rods of the set- 
tlement. In 1822 the school con- 
tained 16 Osage children. 15 m. 
!r. Great Osage village, 73 fr. Fort 
Osage . 

Harper's ferry, p-v. Jefferson co. 
Va. on the Potomac, at the mouth 



of the Shenandoah, 21 
W. Fredericktown, 24 E. 



W. S. 

N.E. 



Bush river, at the head of tidcjWinchesterj 67 N, W, Washinj 



H A R 152 H A R 

touchy. Tlie passage of the Po-l wings is 320 feet. The site of the 
tonmc throuf^h the Bkie-Ridge atibnildiiigisaplatof lOacres, elcvat- 
tliis place, is celebrated for iised 28'feet above the p.laiii on which 



grandeur and magnificence. Here the town stands 
is an extensive establishment be- Hurrisbtirg, t 



Po|). 2,'J'JO. 
Gallia co. Ohio, 
longing to the U. S. for the manu-!on Ohio river, 7 ra. S. Gallipolis. 
" — • Pop. in 1815, 335. 

Harrison,x. Cumberland co. Me. 
41 m. iN. W. Portland. Fon,78y. 

Hnrrisoii, p-t. Courtlancl co. IN. 
Y. Pop. 807. 

Harrison, t. Westchester co. N. 
Y. 30 ra. N. E. iS^ew-York. Pop. 
994. 

Harrison, co. Va. Pop. 10.932. 

laves 5G9. Chief t. Clarksburg. 

Harrison, co. in the i^. E. part 

of Ken. Pop. 12,278. Slaves 2,- 



facture of arms. The number o( 
men employed is about 2G0 and the 
annual expense has been on an 
average, about ^100,000 

Harpersfield, |i-t. Delaware co. 
y. Y. 20 m. IN. E. Delhi, 55 S.W 
Albany, 51 fr. Catskill. Pop. 1,- 
n84. 

Harjiers field, p-t. Ashtabula co. 
Ohio, on Grand river, 10 in.AV. 
Jefferson. Pop. 763. 

Harpeih, r. Ten. falls into the 
Cumberland, 19 m. ^'. W. JN'asli-{138. Chief t. Cinthiani; 



ville. It is navigable for boats to 
Franklin 



Harpsicell, t. Cumberland co.l Hi 



Hanison, co. Ohio 
13^15. Chief t. Cadiz. 



Pop. 14, 



amson. 



Ohio. 
Frj 



t. Champaign 

Pop'. 332.— Dark to. 

nklin co. 10 m, >i. E. 



CO. 

G07. 

Co- 

. O- 

Lick- 

Pickaway co. on the 

Scioto, 9 m. IS. Cirelcville. Pop. 

534.— Preble co. 815.— Stark co. 

Ohio, 518. 

Harrison, co. Tnd. Pop. 7,875. 
jChief t. Cory^on. 

Hi'rrison, t. Franklin co. Ind. 
and cap. of the State, is regularly'on the N. Side of White-water 
laid out on the E. bank of Susque-jriver, 8 m. above its mouth, 18 IV 
hannah river, over which a bridgcjE. Brookville, 24 N. W. Cincin- 



lVIe.40 ra. E. Portland. Pop. 1 

256. 

Harrinerton, t.Bcvgcn CO. N. J.jlumbus. Pop. 426. — Gallia co 
Pop. 2,296. hio, 472.— Jackson co. 222.~L 

Harrisboroi/gh, t. Richmond co.jing co. 357 
Geo. on Savannah r. a little above 
Augusta. 

Harrisbitrg, n-t. Lewis eo. N. Y. 
20 m. from Browuvillc, G5 Ts. 
Rome. Pop. 520 

HarrisbuTg, p-t. Dauphin co. Pa 



is here erected, a mile in length 
97 m. \Y. N. W. Philadelphia, 184 
E. Pittsburg, 110 fr. Washington. 
73 fr. Baltimore. Lai. 40° 10/ N. It 
contains a court-house, jail, 2 
houses of public worship for Pres- 
byterians, and 1 for Lutherans, 
and about 400 dwelling-houses, 
principally of brick and stone. 
The state has appropnalcd ^^120 
000 for the erection of acapitol,the 
two win^s of Which are already 
built. 1 he space left between the 



nati. Here arc ancient mounds. 

Harriet tnbnrg, p-t, a.nd cap. 
Rockingham co. Va.on a branch t>f 
the Shenandoah, 25 m. N. W. 
Staunton, .^2 S. W. Strat-burg, 
it contains a court-house, jail, and 
2 churches, 1 for Episcopalian-, 
and 1 for Methodists. 

Harrisonville,p-t. and cap. Men 
roe CO. 111. on the Mississippi o|.- 
posite Herculaneuni, 40 ui. ^. W. 
Kaskaskia. 

Hirrisville,*t. Medina co. Ohio, 



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Pop. 231.— t. Harrison co.9 m. S. 
E. Cadiz. 

Harroclsburg, p-t. Mercer co 
Ky. on Salt river, 10 m. N. by W. 
Danville, 33 m. from Frankfort 
It contains about CO honses,a bank, 
and a church. Here is a min- 
eral spring, from which epsom 
baits arc obtained, and sold under 
the name of Harrodsburg salts. 

HarrocVs creek., r. runs into the 
Ohio, 10 m. above Louisville, li 
is 40 yards wide at its mouth a lit- 
tle above which it falls 7 feet. 

Hart, CO, Ky. Pop. 4,184. Slave- 
5%. 

Hartford, p-t. Oxford co. Me. 
12 m.]S. E.Paris. Pop. 1,133. 

Hartford, p-t. Windsor co. Vt. 
on Connecticut river, 14 m. abov 
^Vindsor. Pop. 2,010. 

Hartford, co. Ct. on both sides 
• Connecticut river. Pop. 47,2G4. 
Hartford, city, Hartford co. Ct 
<ind one of the capitals of the 
State, is regularly laid out, on the 
W. bank of Connecticut river, 50 
m. iVom its mouth, 14 N. Middle 
town, 34 N. N. E. New-Haven. 
42 N. W. New London, 74 W 
Providence, 94 S. E. Albanv, 100 
W. S. W. Boston, 123 N. E.Wew 
York. It is advantageously situ 
afed for trade, being at the head 
of sloop navigation, and having 
an extensive, fertile, and thrifty 
back country. The amount of 
.shipping owned here is about 9,- 
000 tons. Pop. 6,901. 

The public buildings are a state- 
house, state arsenal, 2 banks, 2 
insurance companies, 8 printing- 
offices, from 4 of which newspa- 
pers are issued, a museum, an a- 
<;ademy, an asylum for the deaf 
and dumb, and" 6 houses for pub- 
lic worship. There are also 8 dis-| 
lilleries, and manufacturing estab 



lishments of vaiioiis kinds. Ajj 1,239. 



elegant bridge over the Connecti- 
cut, built at an expense of more 
than ,^100,000 connects the town 
with East Hartford. 

The American Asylum for the 
education of the deaf and dumb, 
established in this city in 1817, is 
the first institution of the kind in A- 
raerica. It is under the direction 
of Rev. Thomas H. Gallaudet, who 
visited the celebrated schools in 
Europe to qualify himself for the 
charge. He has 3 assistants. 
The whole number of pupils in 
1822, was 110, of whom 38 had 
left the Asylinn and 72 were pi-e- 
sent. The Congress of the U. 
States has made a generous grant 
to the Asylum of more than 23,000 
acres of land ; and the Legisla- 
tures of some of the States have 
made approjniations for the sup- 
port of pupils. The success of the 
institution has hitherto been highly 
gratifying, and the improvement of 
the pupils has equalled the most san- 
guine ex|)ectauoiis oftheir fricndf^ 

Hartford, p-t. Washington co. 
N. Y. 8 m. N. E. Sandvhill 51 N. 
Albany. Pop. 2,493. 

Hartford, p-t. and cap. Pulaski 
CO. Geo. on the O.tkmulgee, 50m. 
#. Milledgpvillo. 
^ Hartford, p-t. and cap. Ohio co. 
Ky. Here is a bank. 

Hartford, t. Licking co. Ohio. 
Pop. 285. — p-t. Truml)ull co. 8 m. 
W. Warren. Pop. G25. 

Hartland, t. Somerset co. Me. 
Pop. 411. ^ 

Hartland, p-t. W'indsor co. Vt. 
on Connecticut river, 7m. above 
Windsor. Pop. 2,553. 

Hartland, p-t.Hartford co. Cf. 22 
m . N . W. Hartford. Pop . 1 ,254. 

Hartland, p-t. Niagara co. N. 
V. on lake Ontario. Pop. 1,448. 

Hartlelon, p-i.Union co. Pu. Pop. 



H A V 

Ttarfle'jsloiniy t. Union co. Pa 
Pop. 75. 

Hiirtwick, p-t. Ot.^ego co. N. Y 
on the SusfmoJrannah, 5 m. S. W. 
Coo!iersto\v!i.71 AV. Allinny. Pop 
2,.579. In 181(5, a Lilerary nnr 
Thcolonical Seminary was estab- 
lished hero. 

Harranl, p-t. AVorcester co 
Masf, 20 m. N. E. Worcester. Poi) 
1,597. 

Harvard College. See Cambridge. 
IMass. 

flanrirji, p-t. Barnstahle co. 
Mass. 15 m.' E. Barnstable. Pop 1,- 
:(80. 

Haricinton, p-t. Litchfiolti co. 
Ct. on \au<;atiiek river. 23 in. W. 
Hartford. Pop. 1,500. 

Harthorov gh , or llaffeld, p-t. 
Montcomery co. Pa. on the jS. 
side of Panepac creek, which runs 
into tlie Delaware, 5 m. above 
Pranklort. I'oj). in 1810, G(i2. 

Holcirj, navigable r. Ten. run> 
ijito the Mississippi, 19 m. JX 
\Vol( river. 



154 n A Y 

of Merrimack river, 12 ni. W. S- 
\V. ISevvl-uryport. 27 N. Salem,. 31 
N. Boston. Pop. 3,070. It contains 
t houpes of jjiiIjUc worsliip, .3 for 
CongregationaHst?,and 1 for Bap- 
tists, a bank, 2 printing offices, and 
-evcral manufacturing cstabiisli- 
nicnts. The river is navigable to 
this place for vessehsoflOO tons, 
md the trade with the bark coun- 
try is considerable. Ship build- 
ing is carried on here to some ex- 
tent. A handsome bridge across 
t!ie Merrimack, G.30 feet lonir, and 
31. wide, connects Haverhill with 
Bradford. 

IToverstrmr, p-t. Rockland co. 
N. Y.on the Hud?on, 40 m. X. 
Xew-York. Pop. 2,700. 

Havre dc Grace, p-t. and port 
of entry, Harford co. IMd. on the 
W. side of the Susquehannah, 
near its confluence widi Chesa- 
peake bav. () m. \V. Charleston, 
.37 N. E. Baltimore, G5 W. S. W. 

of! Philadelphia. Lon. 7G° 12' W. 
JLaf. 39^33' N. 



Jlatfehl, p-t. Hampshire co. /fctr, r. IN. C. joins Deep river 
?»Iass. on the \V. bank of Con- !o form the N. AV. 'oranch of Cape 
nccticut river. 5 m. N. Nordmmp-JFear river. It may be easily made 
ton. Pop. o23. It is connectedinavijable i'or 50 miles, 
with I ladley by a bridge. J HaicL'e, t. Rockingham co. N. II. 

Hatfield. \. Montgomery co. PSn9 m. S. A\'. Portsmouth. Pop. 421. 
Pop.75G. ' I na!(A'm<f, CO. Ten. Pop. 10,949. 

Hatteras, Cape, N. C. Lon. 750jSlavos 1,331, Chieft. Rocers. 
30' \V. Lat. 35^ 15' .N. Hiirleif, p-t. Franklin co. Mass. 

Harerford, t. Delaware co. Pa.lll m. S.AV.bv AV. Greenfield, 120 
Pop. 78G. jAV. Boston. Pop. 1,089. 

Hnrcrhin, p-t. and half shire,! JIa>jcock,t. Bucks co. Pa. Pop. 
Grafton#o. N. II. on Connecticut 92G. 

river. 30 m. above Dartmouth col-| HaviuSy t. Centre co. Pa. Pop. 
loue.olN. \V. Plymouth, GO N.'2,3.j0. 

Concord, 107 from Portsmoudi.] y/rt?/?roor/, co. N. C. Pop. 4,073. 
Pop. 1,G09. The village is hand- Slaves 274. 

somelv built, and contains a court-} Ha.yn-ond.<Iiornuo-h, p-t. Chat- 
liouse', jail, academv, and 1 Con- ham co. N.C.onthe N.AV. branch 
^ioaational church." of Cape Fear river, at the fork.s, 

Harerhill.\^-y. Essex co. Mass.! 10 m. above Fayetteville, 40 from 
j)leasantly situated on the >'. side Raleigh. Efforts are making to 



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HEN 



Extend the navigation of the river 
to this place. 

Heathy p-t. Franklin co. Mass. 
12 m. N. VV. Greenfield Pop. 1,- 
122. 

Hebron, p-t. Oxford co. Me. \ 
ni. S. Paris, 35 N. by W. Port 
land. Pop. 1,727. 

Hebron, p-t. Grafton co. N. H. 
35 m. N. Concord. Pop. 572. 

Hebron, p-t. Tolland co. Ct. 20 
m. S. E. Hartford. Pop. 2,094. 
It contains 4 churches, 2 for Con- 
gregationalists, 1 for Methodists, 
and 1 for Episcopalians. 

Hebrmi, p-t. Washington co. IN. 
Y. 8 m. N. Salem. Pop. 2,754. 

Hector, p-t. Tompkins co. N. Y. 
10 m. S.Ovid. Pop. 4,012. 

Heidelbiirg, t. Lel)anon co. Pa. 
• 33 m. E. Harrisbnrg,74 N.W. Phil- 
adelphia. Pop. 2,3S4.— York co. 
Pa. Pop. 1,313.— Berks co. Pa. 
Pop. 3,605. — Lehigh co. Pa. Pop. 
1,900. 

Helena, t. and cap. Pliillips co. 
Arkansas, on the Mississippi, 12 m. 
below the St. Francis. 

Hellgaie, strait, in East river, 
N. Y.8 ni. from New-York, be- 
tween the island of Manhattan 
and Parsell on the N. W. and 
Long Island on the S. E. Here 
are numerous whirlpools, the roar- 
ing of which at certain times of the 
tide, is tremendous. Vessels of 
any burden, however, may V>r; con- 
ducted through the strait by a skil- 
ful pilot. 

Helum, t. York co. Pa. Pop. 2,- 
0G2. 

Hemlock, lake, in Livonia, N. 
Y. G miles long and 4 broad, com- 
municates with Honeoy creek. 

Hemlock, t. Columbia co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,4()4. 

Hempjield, t. Westmoreland co. 
Pa. Pop. 3,885. — Lancaster co 



on the Susquehannah. Pop. 3,- 
339. 

Hempstead, p-t. Queehs co. Lone; 
Island, N. Y. 22 m. E. New-York. 
Pop. 5,804. g» 

Hempstead, co. Arkansas. Pop. 
2,248. Slaves 481. 

Hempstead fort , v. Mo. on the N. 
side of the Missouri, 2J ra. above 
Franklin. 

Hempstead plain, on Long Isl- 
and N. Y. in Queens co. 15 miles 
loni; and 4 broad. 

Henderson, p-t. Jefferson co. N. 
Y . on Lake Ontario. Pop 1,919. 

Henderson, t. Huntington co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,073. 

Henderson, CO. Ky. Pop. 5,714. 
Slaves 2,2G5. 

Henderson, p-t. and cap. Hen- 
derson CO, Ky. on the Ohio, 75 m, 
below Louisville, 203 from Lex- 
ington. 

^ f lender so}if on, p-t. and cap. 
Montgomery co. N. C. 

Henlopcn, Cape, Del. the S. ^V. 
point at the entrance of Delaware 
bav, 28 m. from Cape IVIav. Lon. 
75° G' W. Lat. 38° 47' N. Here 
is a light-house. 

Henniker, p-t. Hillsborough co. 
"V. H. 13 m. VV. Concord. Pop. 
1,900. 

fienrko, co. Va. Pop. 11, GOO. 
Slaves 5.417. Chief t. Richmond. 

Henrie'da, t. Monroe co. N. Y. 
on Genessee rivev. Pop. 2,181. 

Henrn, co. Va. Pop. 5,G24. 
Slaves 2,178. Chiei" t. Martins- 
ville. 

Henry, Cape, Va. the S. point at 
the entrance of Chesapeake bay, 
12 m. S. Cape Charles. Lon, 7G^ 
W. Lat. 3G0 58'N. 

Henry, co. Al. Pop. 2.638. Slaves 
626. 

Henrn, co. Ky. Pop. 10,816. 
Slaves 2,004. Chief t. Newcas- 
tle. 



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HIL 



Henry, co. Ohio, on Maumee 
iiver. 

Hercidaneum, p-t. and cap. Jef- 
ferson CO. Mo. on the Mississippi 
» at the mouth of Joachim creek, 30 
*ni. below St. Louis, 21 above St 
Genevieve, 3G from Mine a Bur- 
ton. Here are 3 shot manufacto- 
ries. 

Hei-efordy t. Berks co. Pa. Pop 
1,431. 

Herkimer, co. P^. Y. on both 
s,idcs the Mohawk. Pop. 31 ,017 

Herkimer, p-t. and caj). Herki- 
mer CO. N. Y.on the N. side of the 
Mohawk, 14 m. below Utica, 7 
W. Albany. Pop. 3,055. The pub- 
lic buildings arc a court-house, jail, 
;ind cluu-ch. It contains 2 \ ilkiges: 
Herkimer, on West Canada creek, 
iind Little Falls. 

Herman, t. Penobscot co. Me. 
7 m. W. Bangor. Pop. 277. 

Heron, Passau, channel, Al. be- 
tween Gillon island and the main 
taud. Lon.SSOW. Lat. 30- 10' 
JV. It lias 4 feet water. 

Herring- Bay, bay, Md. on the 
W. shore. 2G m. S. Annapolis. 

Hertford, co. N. C. Pop. 7,712. 
Slaves. 3,244. Chief t. Winton. 

Hertford, p-t. ^ind cap. Perqui- 
mans CO. N. C. on Perquimans 
river, pleasantly situated, and a 
place of some trade. 18 m. N. E. 
Edenton. 

Hickman, co, W. Ten. Pop. G,- 
080. Slaves 700. Chief t. Ver- 
non- 

Hi^horate, p-t. Franklin co. Vt. 
on Missisque bay, 33 m. N. Bur- 
lington. Pop. 1,250. 

Highland, co. Ohio. Pop. 12,- 
308. Cliief t. Hillsborough. 

Hifi;htand, t. Muskingum co. O- 
hio, 15 m. N. E. Zaoesvillc. Pop. 
677. 

Highlands, a mountainous tract 



flows. The loftiest summits are 
Thunderhill, St. Anthony's nose, 
Sugar loaf, Butter hill, and Break- 
neck hill. On the W. shore stands 
the fortress of West Po/nt. The 
passage of the river through the 
highlands is about 18 miles, and 
is exceedingly grand. 

High toicer . See Etaivah. 

HUliar, t. Knox co. Ohio. Pop. 
241. 

Hillsborot/gh, co, N, IL Pop. 
53,884. 

Hillshorov^h, p-t. Hillsborough 
CO. N. H. 20 m. W, Concord. Pop. 
,982. • 

Hillsborough, t. Somerset eo, 
N. J. 15 m W. Brunswick, 18 ^. 
Trenton. Pop. 2,885. 

Hillsborough, p-v. Caroline co. 
Md. on the E. side of Tuckahoe 
creek, 7 m. S. E. by S. Denton, 
[26 S. S. W. Chester. 

Hillsborough, p-t. and cap. O- 
range co. N. C. on Eno river, 17 
above its confluence with Lit- 
tle and Flat rivers, 41 m. N. W. 
Raleigh, 180 W. N. W. Newbern. 
It is situated in a hilly, healthy, 
nd fertile country, and contains 
about 80 house.s, a rourt-housf ,jail, 
Presbyterian church of b^'ick, and 
an acaderr.y. 

Hillsborough, t. Madison co. A!. 
18m.N. Hunt^viUe. 

Hillsborovgh. p-t. and cap. High- 
land CO. Ohio, '35 m. N. W, Chil- 
licothe,contains a court-house.jail, 
printing oflice, Lancaster jsChool, 
ind alwjut GO dwelling hoHses, 
Pop. 508. 

Hillsborough, r. Florida, runs 
into the gulf of Florida. Lon.81'^ 
30' ^V. Lat. 28- 36\N. 

Hillsborough, Espirifu Scmto, 

Tampa bail, the most spacious 

hay on the W. coast of Florida, 

has 24 feet water, is easy of access 



N. Y. through which the Hud'«onland well shojtered, GO ra- fron* 



H^OL 

Lake George. Lon. 83° W. Lat 
270 3G' N. 

Hillsdale, p-t. Columbia co. N. 
Y. 16 01. E. Hudson, 35 S. E. Al 
bany. Pop. 2,511. It contains 6 
Ivouses of public worship. 

HilUown, t. Bucks co. Pa. Pop 
1,501. 

Hilton head, is\. S. C. near the 
mouth of Savannah river. Lon 
800 20/ W.Lat. 32^10' N. 

Hinesburg^ p-t. Chittenden co. 
Vt. 12 ni. S. E. Burlington. Pop. 
1,332. 

Hinghnm, p-t. Sufiblk'co. Mass 
on a small bay, 14 m. S. E. Bos- 
ton. Pop. 2,857. It contains c 
churches, and a well-endowed a- 
cademy. 

Hinsdale, p-t. Cheshire co. N. 
H. on Connecticut river, at the 
confluen(;c of the Ashuclot, 55 m. 
S. W. Concord. Pop. 890. 

Jftn5rfo/c,p-t. Berkshire co.Mass 
15 ni. N. E. Lenox, 125 fr. Boston 
Pop. 822. 

Hiram, p-t. Oxford co. Me. on 
Saco river, 34 m. S. VV. Paris. 
Pop. 700. 

Hiram, p-t. Portage co. Ohio, on 
Cuyahoga river, 12 m. N. E. Ra- 
venna. Pop. 296. 

Hiivassee, r. Ten. joins Tennes- 
see river 70 m. above the Suck. 
See Comiesavgah. 

Hoboken, p-t. N. J. on the Hud- 
son, 7m. above New- York 

Hoc/chocking, r. Ohio, runs into 
the Ohio at Troy. Near its^ource 
is a perpendicular fall of about 40 
feet, and 25 ni. below, another of 
7 feet. With these interruptions, 
tlie river is navigable 70 m. Ai 
the upper falls are several mills. 

Hocking, CO. Ohio. Pop. 2,130. 
Chieft. Logan. 

Hocking, t. Fairfield co. Ohio. 
Fop. 2.236. 



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Mass. 6 m. N. Worcester, 51 from 
Boston. Pop. 1,402. 

Holdemess, t. Grafton co. N. H. 
on the Merrimack, 35 m. N. Con- 
cord. Pop. 1,160. 

Holland, t. Orleans co. Vt. 56 
ni. N. Montpelier. Pop. 100. 

Holland, t. Hampden co, Mass. 
20 m. E. Springfield, 75 ra. W. 
fr. Boston. Pop. 453. 

Holland, t. Erie co. N. Y. Pop. 
768. 

Holies, t. Hillsborough co. N, 
H. 9 m. S. Amherst, 32 S. Con- 
cord, 40 N. W. Boston. Pop. 
1,543. 

Hollis, p-t. York CO. Me. on Sa- 
co river, 42 m. N. York. Pop. 
1,762. s 

Holliston, t. ]VliddlesexV.o. Mass. 
27 m. S. W. Boston. Pop. 1,042. 

Holmes' Hole, p-v. in Tisbury, 
Mass. on Martha's-vineyard, 9 m. 
fr. Falmouth, 91 S. E. Boston. 
The harbour is spacious and safe, 
and vessels bound to the eastward 
Jiro often detained here, waiting 
for a wind, to pass the shoals off 
Cape Cod. The village contains 
a •meeting-house, and about 70 
houses. 

Holmesville, p-t. and cap. Pike 
CO. Mississippi. 

Hohton, r. Ten. unites with 
Clinch river at Kingston, to form 
the Tennessee. It is deep, and is 
navigable 70 m. with the interrup- 
tion of a fall of 7 feet. Near its 
source, 7 m. N. W. Lancaster, is 
a fall of 10 feet. 

Holijoke, mt. in Hadley, Mass. 3 
m. S. E. Northampton. It is 830 
feet above the level of Connecti- 
cut river, and affords an extensive 
and beautiful view of the surround- 
ing country. 

Homer, \i-X. and cap. Courtlandt 
CO. N. Y. 26 m. S. Onondaga, 40 



Hohl^n, p-t. Worcesttfr CO, N. Owego, 14^ W. Albany., Pop. 



3,504. 



H P 158 

The villasie is built on a iniiton co. 



fine plain on the bank of the Ti- 
oiighnio^fa, and contains a coiut- 



1,035. 
Hojmrell, 



HOU 

2,18G.— t. Beaver co. 

Licking CO. Ohio. 



house, jail, church, printing-office, 'Pop. G57. — Perry co. 5 m. N. Som- 



and about 70 houses. 

Homer, t. Athens co. Ohio. Pop 
199. 



lerset. Fop. 137. — Muskingum cO. 
|10 m. W. Zanesville, Pop. 1,259. 
I Hopkins, CO. Ky. Pop. 5,322. 
Homochitto, r. Miss, joins ihclSlaves 982. Chief t. Madison- 
'ville. 



Mississippi above Fort Adams 
Honeoij, lake, in Richmond, N 



HopkinsviUe. p-t. and cap. Chris- 



Y. 5 m. long, communicates wilhjtian co. Ky. 73 m. from INashvill 



Genesee viver. 

Hoimi brook, t, Chester co. Pa 
Pop. 1,322 



has a court-house, jail, and acad- 
emy. Pop. 1,. 500. 

HopkinsviUe, t. and cap. of a co. 



Hookset falls, in Merrimack ri- Mo. contains a brick court-house 



ver, iV. H. 8 m. below Concord. . 
Hoosack, nit. in Williamstown,' 



anfl 120 dwelling houses. 

Hopkintov, p-t. and halfshire. 



Mass. one of ihe loftiest summitslHillsborough co. N. H. 7 m. AV. 



of the Green Mountains. 



jConrord, 42 E. Charleston. Pop 



Hoosack, r. N. Y. joins (he riud-;2,437. 
son, 8 ni. above Lansingburgh. Jn Hopkinton, t. Middlesex co 
Hoosack it has falls of 40 feel, 32 m. S. W.Boston. Pop. 1,G55. 



where 
mills. 



a village and several Hopkinton, 



R. 



30 



m. 



t. Washington co. 
Providence. 



p-t. \>ashii 
S. W. Pre 



Hoosack, p-f. Rennselaer co. N. Pop. 1,821 



Y. 20 m. N.E. Trov, 2G from Al- 
bany. Fop. 3,373. " 

iio/)/', t. Lincoln co. Me. 35 m. 
IN. E. Wiscasset. Pop 1,179. 

Hope, t. Hamilton co. N. Y. 
Pop. G08. 

Hopcfield, t. Phillips co. Arkan- 
sas, on the Mississippi, opposite 
Chickasaw Bluffs. Pop. 498. 

Hopenell, t. Ontario co. N. Y. 
taken from Gorliam. Pop. about 
2,000. 12 m. W. Geneva, 4 E. 
Canandaigua. 

Hopcvell. t. Cumberland co. >.\ 
J. Po:-. 1,952. 

HopttveU, X. Hunterdon co. N. 
J. on Delaware river, 11 m. N. 
Trenton, 14 W. Princeton. Pop. 
2,881. 

Hopenell, t. York co. Pa. Pop. 
l,r>30. — t. Cumberland co. Pop. 
n'20.— p-f. Bedford co. 1,327.— t. 
Huntingdon co. 1,047.— t. Wash- 



Hopki/iton, n-t. St. Lawrence 



40 m. E. Ogdensbur 
t. Steuben 
C. 



CO. 



Pop. 



CO. xN. Y. 

Pop. 581. 

Hornelhville, 
NY. 

Hornj, district. S. 
5,025. Slaves, 1,434. 

Horsham, p-t. Montgomery co. 
Pa. Pop. 1,081. 

Ho( springs. See Bath co. Va. 

Honnsfkld, p-t. Jefferson co. N. 
V. Pop". 3,429. 

Housatonnuc, r. rises in Mass. 
and riiiining S. across Connecti- 
cut, enters Long Island Sound, lii 
iho latter part of its course, it is 
called Stratford river. It is navi- 
-:[able for small vessels, 12 m. to 
l)erl)y. A company was incorpo- 
rated in 1822 for the purpose of 
constructing a canal from Derby 
along the valley of this rivec 
tlwouffh N'^w M'ilfnrd. to the N. 



HUD 159 H U N 

lino of the State. The distance jpmisions, Tappan bay or sea, H; 



bay, and a third between 
Fishkill and ISew Windsor. It? 
only lar^o tributary, is Mohawk 
river. The oilier waters flowing 
into it arc mere mill-streams. The 
bold and .safe navigation aftbrded 
by the Hudson flowing as it does 
through a hilly and mountainous 
country, particularly through the 
highands, is a remarkable fact in 
geography. It is navigable for 
ships to Hudson 130 miles; for 
large sloops to Albany, near the 
Hubbard, t. Trumbidl co. Ohio,|head of the ti(le,'lCO m. from ^e\\ 
16 m. S. E. Warren. Pop. 843. jYork ; and for small sloops. 



is G() m. and the ascent from tide,vci 
water to the N. line of the State 
is about 612 feet. 

Ilnu-ard, t. Steuben co. N. Y. 12 
m. W.Bath. Pop. 1,140. 

HoiL-cu-ily t. Centre co. Pa. Pop 
L05.5. 

Hoicard, CO. Mo. Pop. 13,426 
Slaves 2,089. 

lion-ell, t. Monmouth co. N J. 
Pop. 3,3.34. 

Ho7olan(l,t. Trumbull co. Ohio, 
4 m. E. Warren. Pop. 472 



lliibbanlstoivn, p-t. Jutland co.jTroy, G m. further. It is conncc- 
jted by a canal wit 
plain ; and the grand canal, now in 



^^i 



ndsor. Pop.jted by a canal with lake Cham- 



Vt. 40 m. N. W 

sio- 

lliibbardstoicn, p-t. Worcester'progress, will soon connect it w ith 
CO. Mass. 21 m. IVf: Worcester, 601 Lake Er" 



from Boston. Pop. 1,367. 



Hiulson, p-t. Portage co. Ohio, 



HiMcA^OM, city, port of entry, and 12 m. N. W.Ravenna, 23 S, E. 
cap. Columbia co. N. Y. is finclv Clcaveland. Pop. 491. 
situated on the E. bank of Hud'-| Ili'll, t. Plymouth co. Mass. on 
river, which is navigable to'the S. side of Boston harbor, on a 



this place for the largest ships, 30 
m. S. Albanv, 130 N. New York. 
Lat.42^ 14' N. Pop. of the city 
2.900, whole town, 5,310. The 
site of Hudson is a high point, pro- 
jecting into the river. The city i.> 
regularly laid out, and contains an 
academy, 2 banks, 4 printing-ofti- 
ces, and 4 houses of public wor- 
ship, 1 for Friends, 1 for Presby- 
terians, 1 for Methodists, and I for 
Episcopalians. It is the third town 
in tho state in manufactu'res, and 
the fourth in commerce. Amount 
of shipping in 1815, 3,449 tons. 

Hj/iIsou River, N. Y. one of the 
best for navigation in America, ri- 
ses in tlie mountainous region, W. 
of Lake Champlain, and pursuing 
a strait course a little W. of S. for 
more than 300 m. commnnicatcs 
with the Atlantic, 1)p1ow j\e\v York 
city. It has three remarkable ex- 



peninsula 8 m. long, connected 
with Hingham bv a mill dam. 9 
m. E. Boston, 36 N. Plymouth. 
Pop. 172. 

Hume, t. Alleghany co. N. Y. 

Hitmmehtmni, p-t. Dau[)hin co. 
Pa. on Suetara creek, 10 m. E. 
Harrisburg. Pop. 443. 

Humphreys, co. W. Ten. Pop. 
4,067. Slaves 542. Chicft. Rey- 
uoldsburg . 

lliimphrevsviUe, p-v. in Derby, 
Ct. on the Naugatuck, 4 m. above 
rife confluence with the Housaton- 
nuc. Here are a woollen factory, 
cotton factory, and several mills. 
\t this place, merino sheep were 
first introduced into the U. S. iu 
1801, bv Gen. Humphreys. 

Hunter, t. Greene co. N. Y. 
Pop. 1,025. 

Huriterdop, co. N. .T. Pop. 28,^ 
604. Chief t. Trenton. 



HUN IGO H Y D 

creek, r. Va. runs ia- ans, and about 150 houses. It is 



Hunting 
to the Potomac. 

Huntingdan, co. Pa. Pop. 20, 
142. 

flimtingdon, p-t. and cap. Hun 
tingdon CO. Fa. on the N. side of 
the Juniatta,50 m. above its mouth, 
129 E. Pittsburg, 197 W. Phila- 
delphia. Pop. 848. — t. Adams co. 
Pa. Pop. 1,198.— t. Luzerne co. 
1,274. — East, t. Westmoreland co. 
1,373. — JVorth, t.Westmoreland co. 
2,217. — South, t. Westmoreland co. 
2,004. 

Huntington, t. Chittenden co. 
Vt. lyni.'S. E. Burlington. Pop. 
732. '' ' 

Huntington, p-t. Fairfield co. 
Ct. on the Honsatonnuc, opposite 
Derby, 17 m. W. New-Haven. 
Pop. 2,805. 

Huntington, \)-t. Suffolk co. N. 
Y. 40 m. E. New-York. Pop, 
4,935. It contains 5 houses of 
public worship and an academy. 
The village is built on a bay which 
sets up from the sound, with a light 
lioupe at the entrance. 

Huntington, t. Gallia co. Ohio. 
15 m. N. W. Gallipolis. Pop. 474. 
— t. Ross CO. on the Scioto, 3 m. 
S. Chillicothe. Pop. 981.— Brown 
CO. Pop. 2,350. 

Huntingtoion, p-t. Calvert co. 
Md. on Hunting creek, 22 m. N. 
E. Port "Pobacco, 40 iV. Anna- 
polis. 

Huntsville, p-t. and cap. Madi- 
son CO. Al. near the head Avaters 
of Indian creek, 10 m. N. of Ten- 
nessee river, IGO from the falls of 
Blackwarrior, 113 S. Nashville, 
(Ten.) Lon. 87° W. Lat. 34'^ 
SO' N. It is regularly laid out 
and contains a court-house, mar- 
ket-house, bank, 2 |)rinting offices, 
from each of which a weekly news- 
paper is issued, 2 churches, 1 for 
jMethodisls and 1 for Presbyteri- 



sup|)licd with water from a large 
spring which gives rise to Indian 
creek. Most of the cotton raised 
in Madison county, estimated at 
15,000 bales annually, is purchas- 
ed at Huntsviile, and sent in wag- 
ons to Ditto's landing on Tennes- 
see river to be shipped to New- 
Orleans. 

Hurleij, t. Ulster CO. N. Y. 3 m. 
W. Kingston. Pop. 1,352. 

Huron, lake on the boundary 
between the U. S. and Canada. 
Length from E. to W. 218 m. 
and from N. to S. 180. Lon. 80° 
10' to 84^^ 30' W. Lat. 43^ 20' to 
46° 10' N. It receives the waters 
of Lake Superior and Lake Mich- 
igan, and discharges itself through 
St. Clair river, into Lake St. 
Clair. 

Huron, CO. Ohio. Pop, G,675. 
Chief t. Norwalk. 

Huron, p-t. Huron co. Ohio, 47 
m. W. Cleavcland, 110 N. by E. 
Columbus. Pop. 651. Lon. 82^ 
38' W. Lat. 41*^ 25' N. 

Huron, r. Ohio, runs into Lake 
Erie, 6 m. E. S mdusky bay. 

Huron of Eric, r. Michigan 
falls into Lake Erie, and is boat- 
able 50 or 60 miles. 

Huron of St. Clair, r. Michigan 
issues from a chain of small lakes 
in the neighbourhood of Pontiac, 
and flows into Lake St. Clair 
about 20 m. above Detroit. 

Huron ot' Su2ierior,v. N. W.Ter. 
runs into Lake Superior, and is 60 
yards wide at its mouth. 

Hijde, CO. N. C. Pop. 4,9G7, 
Slaves 1,580. Chief t. German-- 
town. 

Hide ■park, p-t. Orleans co. Vt. 
34 m". N. Montpelicr. Poj). 373. 

Hijde jhvk, p-1. in Clinton, N. 
Y. 8 m. N. Poughkeepsie. Here i« 
aa academy. 



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IND 



I. 



• lBBERViLLE,or J5a?/o?< Manchac, 
r. La. one of the outlets of the 
JMississippi. It loaves the main 
s^tream at Manchac, 20 ni. below 
Baton Rouire, and after an E. 
course of 20 miles, receives Amilo 
river ; thence its course is S. E. 
40 m. until it joins Lake Maure- 
pas. It is navigable three months 
in the year for vessels drawing 3 
or 4 feet water, but during the 
rest of the year, it is entirely dry, 
from the Mississippi to the mouth 
of Amite river. 

Jbherinlle, co. La. Pop. 4,414. 
Slaves 2,279. 

Illmois, r. 111. is formed by the 
union of tHl" Kankakee and the 
Desplanes, and traversing the 
Slate in a S. \V. direction nearly 
400 m. joins the Mississippi in Ion. 
90^ 18^" \V. and lat. 38^ 58' 23'' 
N. 18 m. above the Missouri. Il 
is 400 yards wide at its mouth, has 
a gentle current, unbroken by ra- 
pids, and is navigable for boats 
throughout its course. It is pro- 
posed to connect the Desplanes, 
with the Chicago, a river of lake 
Michigan, by a canal. 

Illinois, one of the U. S. bound- 
ed N. by the N. W. Territory ; E. 
by Indiana ; S. by Kentucky ; and 
W. bv Missouri. It extends from 
87° \r to 91° 50' W. Ion. and from 
lat. 37° to 42° 30' N. Area, about 
50,000 sq m. or 32,000,000 acres. 
Pop. 55,512. It was admitted into 
the Union in 1818. The seat of 
gpvernment is at V'andalia. 

Illinois, r. Arkansas, flows S. 
and joins the Arkansas, 4 m. above 
Canadian river. On the banks a 



few miles from its mouth are salt 
springs. 

Illinois, r. Arkansas, on \\hich 
is the settlement of Dwight. 

Independence, t. Alleghany co. 
N.Y. 

Independence, t. Sussex co. IN. J. 
Pop. 1,850. 

Independence, t. Cuyahoga co. 
Ohio. Pop. 354. 

Independence, X. and cap. Bond 
CO. III. on Kaskaski'i river. 

Indiana, co. Pa. Pop. 8,882. 

Indiana, p-t. and cap. Indiana 
CO. Pa. 2{S m. S. E. Kitianing. 270 
nom Philadelphia. Pop. 317.— 
t. Alleghany co. Pop. 1,198. 

Indiana, one of the U. S. bound- 
ed N. by Michigan Ter. ; E. by 
Ohio ; S. by Ken'.ucky ; snd W. 
bv Illinois. It lies between lat. 
37° 45' and 41° 50' N. and be- 
tween Ion. 84^ 42' and 87° 49' W. 
Its greatest length from N. to S. is 
287 m. and its breadth is 155. Ex- 
tent, 36,000 sq. m. Pop. 147,178. 
It was admitted into the Union iu 
181G. ludianopolis is the scat of 
government. V'incennes re the 
largest town. 

Indian old town. See Orono. 

Indianapolis, t. Maiion co. and 
cap. of Indiana, on the E. fork of 
White river. It was laid out in 
Oct. 1821, and within 5 months 
contained 40 dwelling-houses, a 
printing oflice from which a news- 
paper is issued, a grist mill, and 2 
saw mills. 

Indian river, N. H. one of the 
sources of tjie Connecticut, unites 
with Leaoh river in lat. 45'' N. af- 
ter a course of 30 miles. 



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ver, N.Y. after a course 



Lake Superior, and is about 80 
yards wide at its mouth. 

Iroquois Point, the W. cape at 
the outlet of Lake Superior. % 

Irvine, JN. C. a western head 
water of the i\euse. • 

IriviUft. \'enai!so co.Pa. Pop. 
405. 

Incintov, p-t. and cap ^Vilkln- 
son CO. Geo. 24 ui. S. Millcd<re- 
villc. Pop. 4n. 

Ischiia. p-t. Cataraumis co. (iV. 
Y.) N. v.. of Olcan. >op. 1,4j3. 

Isle of Wight, CO. Va. Pop. 
10,131). Slaves 4,i97. Chief t. 
Smitlifield. 

Isle!iboroiigh,t. Hancock co. Me. 
on Long Island in Penobs-cot bay, 
1 ni. W.Castine. Pop. GSD. 

Isles of Shoals, pmall islands, 7 
in niuubcr, 3 leagues S. S. E. 
Portsmouth, N. H. Stalen Island 
is the largest, and cdhstitutes the 
town of Gosjwi't, beIon(i:ing to 
Rocking! I am co. N. H. Tiie rest 
of the i.-lands belonaing to Maine. 
They are inhabited by about 100 
fishermen. 

Islip, p-t. Suflolk CO. N. Y. on 
(he S. shore of Long-Island, 50 
n\. E. ?S('\v-York. Pop. 1.15G. 

Israfl's river, iS. II. rises in 
White Mountains and enters the 
Connecticut iil Lancaster. 

Italij, t. Ontario co. IS. Y. on 
Canandaigua lake. Fop. 72C. 

Ifhi'ca, p-t. cap. Tompkins co, 
N. Y. at the head of Cayuga lake, 
<»n th(^ turnpike from rSeuburg to 
Biiftalo. It contains a court-house, 
bank, academy, and Methodist 
church. A college on an exten- 
sive plan for the education of both 
sexes has been founded here and 
iarge buildings are erecting for its 
jaccommodation. 29 m. fr. Owego*, 



of 100 m. joins the Oswegatchic 7 
m. from the St. Lawrence. 

Lull in river, hundred, Sussex 
CO. Dal. Pop. 1,887. 

Indian river, on the E. coast of 
Florida, enters the sea in Ion. 80^ 
40^ W. lat. 27^ 30' N. 

Lidiistru, p-t. Somerset co. Me. 
13 m. VV. INorridgewock. Pop. 778. 

loicn, r. runs E. into the Missis- 
sippi, in lat. 41*-^ o' N. 

Ipsicich, the Jlgawam of the la- 
tlians, p-t. and port of entry, Es- 
sex CO. Mass. on Ipswich ri\cr, 12 
ni. S. Newbnrvport, 12 N. E. Sa- 
lem, 27 N. E.' Boston. Lat. 42^ 
43 IN. Pop. 2,553. It contains a 
lumdsomc court-house, a massy 
stone jail, and 5 houses for jjublic 
•worship, 4 for Congregationalists, 
find 1 for Baptists. There is an 
excellent stone bridge across Ips- 
wich river, with 2 arches. B\ 
means of a canal across Glouces- 
ter neck, the communication be- 
tween the harbour and Mas-aclui- 
setts bay is facilitated, a distance 
being saved of 20 m. round Cape 
Ann. On Ipswich river extensivt 
iron manufactories are about tobi 
erected. The supreme judicla 
court, and the court of common 
pleasure ocea-;lonally held in thi 
lown. Amount of shipping in 
1815, 1,776 tons. 

Ira, p-t. Rutland co. Vt. 32 m 
W. iN. \V. Windsor. Pop. 493. 

Ira, t. Cayuga co. N. Y. 

Irashirrg, p-l. and cap. Orlean- 
to. Vt. 40 m. N. Montpclier. Pop. 
432 

Iredell, CO. -^. C. Pop. 13,071. 
Slaves 2,988. Chief t. Statesville. 

Irondeq not, hay, ^. Y. on lake 
Ontario, 4^ m. E Genesee river 

Iron viotmtains, divide Tennes-1 180 W. Albany. Pop. 859. Near 
see fronvN. Carolina. Ithe village arc very romantic falls. 

Jrun river, Is'. W. Xcr. ruasintojiH the Cu?jcadilla and Fall ri\c'.'f 



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Jackson, or Hitchcock j\i-t. Han- 
cock co. Me.25in.iN. W. Casline. 
Pop. o75. 

Jac/iSoii. p-t. Washington co. N. 
Y. Pop. 2,004. 

Jackson, t. Lebanon co. Pa. 
Pop. 1 ,7 is'.— Tioga co. Pop . 240.— 
Susqiieliannah co. 2G5. 

Jackson, co. Geo. Pop. 8,355 
Slaves 1,997. Chief t. Jefferson. 

Jackson, co. A). Pop. 8,751. 
Slaves 539. 

Jackson, t. Clarke co. Al. on the 
E. bank of the Tombigbee, 10 ni. 
below St. Stephens. 

Jackson, co. Mis.sis.'^ippi, on the 
gulfof Mexico. Pop. 1,G82. Slaves 
321 . 

Jackson, p-t. and cap. Feliciana 
CO. La. on Thomson's creek, 12 m. 
W. of the Mississip])!, has a court- 
house, jail, and academy. Pop 200. 

Jackson, co. AV. Ten. Pop. 
7,593. Slaves 750. Chief t. Wil- 
liamson. 

Jackson, co. Ohio. Pop. 3,74G. 
Chiel t. Jack.son. 

Jackson, p-t. and cap. Jacksor. 
CO. Ohio. 28 m. S. E. Chiliicothe. 
Pop. 334. — Champaign co. 519. — 
Franklin co. i>n the Scioto, 7 m. 
below Columbus Pop. 310. — High- 
land CO. G96. — Knox co. 1,128. — 
Monroe co. on Ohio river, 9 m 
S. \VoodfieId 59 k— Montgome- 
ry CO. 14 m. W. Dayton 1,099. — 
Muskingum co. 16 ni. JS. W. 
Zanesville 330.— Perry co. 860.— 
— Pickauavco.on the Scioto, 5 m. 
above Circleville Po]). 975.— Pike 
CO. on the Scioto, 5 m. above 
Piketon 853.— Preble co. G15.— 
Stark C0.521.— Trmubull co. 118 
—Wayne co. 236. 



Jackson, co. Ind. Pop. 4,010. 
Chief t. Brown.stown. 

Jackson, co. 111. on the Missis- 
sippi. Pop. 1,524. Chief t. Browns- 
ville. 

Jackson, flourishing p-t. and cap. 
of Cape Girardeau co. Mo. con- 
taining at present, about 50 houses, 
12 m. x\. W'. Girardeau, 10 ni. 
fiom the Missis.sippi. 

Jacksonborov^h, t. Colleton dis- 
trict, S. C. on the \N. side of Edis- 
fo river, 33 m. W. Charleston. 

Jacksonborongh, p-t. and cap. 
Scriven co. Geo. on Briar creek, 
69 ra. N. W. Savannah. 54 S. E. 
Augusta. 

Jacksovburg, t. and cap. Camp- 
bell CO. E. Ten. N. of Knoxville. 

Jackson's river, Va. rises in the 
Warm Spring mountains, and flow- 
ing S.AV. is joined by Cowpas- 
ture river, and forms the James. 
Near its source is a pei^pcndicular 
fall of 200 feet. 

Jacksonville, oi- Telfairton, t. and 
cap. Tellair co. Geo. 

Jaffrey, p-t. Cheshire co. N. H. 
36m. S.W.Concord. Pop. 1,339. 
Here are found red and yellow 
ochre, aIum,vitriol, and black lead. 
A company is incorporated for the 
manufacture of earthen ware. 

Jamaica, t. AVindham co. Vt. 32 
m. S.W. \Vindtfor. Pop. 1.313. 

Jamaica, p-t. Queen's co. on 
Long Island, N. Y. 13 m. E. l^aw 
York. Pop- in 1810, 2,110. The 
village is the largest and hand- 
somest in the county, and contains 
an academy and 3 churches, a 
Dutch, a Presbyterian and an 
Episcopal. 

Jamaica plains, in Roxbur^", 



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Mass. 5 m. from Boston, remark- of the trade of the western coiui- 
able for its beautiful scenery auci'try to the ports of Virgini 



elejiant countrv scats. 



James river, Arkansas, rises in 



Ja7nes citii, co. Va. Pop. 3,lGl.|the highlands a few miles S. of the 
Slaves ljGT7. Chief t. Williams-; Gasconade, and running S. W. eu- 



burg. 

James Island, on the coast of! 



ters White river. 

Jamestotai, t. Newport co. R. I. 



:?. C. lies on the S. side of Ashley .comprising Canonicut island, o m. 
river, opposite Charleston, andjW. jNewport, 30 S. Providence, 
separated from John's island op.|Pop. 448. It is 3 miles long, and 



the W. by Stcno river. 
Fresl)yterian church. 

Jamea' peak, lofty summit of the 



Here is a 1 broad. At the S. end is Bea- 
vcrtail light-house. 

Jamestoicn, the oldest English 



Rocky Mountains, named fromjsetllement in the U. S. founded in 
Dr. James, one of the expedition] 1G08, is in James city co. Va. on 



under Maj. Long who ascended iilthe N 
10 the top. Its height was ascer- 
tained by trigonometrical meas- 
urement to be 8, .300 feet above the 
base or 11.500 above the ocean. 
Bearing of the peak trom the camj- 
rs*. 67'^ W. distant '2o m. Lon. of 
camp, 105^ 39' 49 ' W. Lat. S8^ 
IS N. 

James River. Va. rises in the 
valley on the E. side of tlie Alleg- 
liany mountains, and breaking; 
thi-ough the Blue Pudge, pursues a 
course 5. of E. and tails into Ches- 
apeake bay. A 40 gun ship can 
ascend as far as Jamestown ; Ves- 
sels of 250 tons to Warwick, and 
those of r25 tons to Rockets, a 

mile below Richmond. At thi^|2o m. >'. E. Wiscasset. Pop. 1,- 
citv, the navigation was formerlvi577. 



su'le of James river in tiro 
U. S. It is now in ruins. 

Jaqiies, or Jaiues, r. joins the N. 
side of the Missouri, in lat. 42'^ 53 
N. 

Jasper, co. Geo Pop. 14,611. 
Slaves 5,494. Chief t. Monticcllo. 

Jaiiflioite, r. Mo. runs into the 
Mississii>pi, in lat. 39*^ 2G' N. 

Jaij, p-t. Oxford co. Me. on the 
Androscoggin, 20 m. N. E. Paris. 
Pop. 1,614. 

Jan. t. Orleans CO. Vt. 48 m. ?s. 
Montpclier. Pop. in 1810,23. 

Jni, p-t. Essex CO. N. Y. 24 ra. 
W. Peru bav, in lake Champlaiu, 
141 m. N. Albany. Pop. 1,G47. 

Jepersort, p-t. Lincoln co. Me. 



interrupted by the Great Falls. | 
which in 7 miles descend 43 feet ;\ 
but a canal around them is nov.| 
completed, and the river has beenjOntario. Pop 
rendered navigable 230 ra. further] Wateriown 
for boats drawing 12 inches water. 
The Board of Public Works in 
Virginia have reported in favor of 
a canal to connect James river 
wiilr the Ohio. Such a canal, they 
.sup;K>se, would have many advan- 
tages over the Grand canal in 
New York- and would divert much 



Jefferson, p-t. Coos co. N. H. 
7 m. N. Concord. Pop. 252. 
Jefferson, co. N. Y. on Lake 
32,952. Chief t. 



Jefferson, t. Schoharie co. N. Y. 
20 m. S. W. Schoharie, 48 S. of 
W. Albany. Pop. 1,573. 

Jefr'ersnn, t. MoitIs co. N. J. 
Pop? 1,231. 

Jefferwn. co. in the N. W. part 
of Pa. Pop. 561. Chief t. Pine- 
creek. 



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Jefferson, p-t. Green co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,138. 

Jefferson, co. Va. Pop. 13,087. 
Slaves 4,132. Chief t. Charles- 
town. 

Jefferson, co. Geo. Pop. 6,362. 
Slaves 2,680. Chief t. Louisville 

Jefferson, p-t. and cap. Camden 
CO. Geo. on the S. side of Satilln 
river, 50 m. S. W. Daiicn, 20 IN. 
St. Maiy's. 

Jefferson, p-t. and cap. Jacksons- 
CO. Geo 

Jefferson, co. Mississippi. Pop. 
6,822. Slaves 3,635. Chief t. Green 
ville. 

Jefferson, co. E. Ten. Pop. 8,- 
9j3: Slaves 802. Chief t. Dan- 
dridi^c. 

Jefferson, co. Kv. on Ohio river. 
Pop. 16,756. Slaves 3,855. Chief 
t. Louisville. 

Jefj'ersons, co. Ohio, on Ohio 
river. Pop. 18,531. Chief t. Steu- 
benville. 

Jefferson, I. Adams co. Ohio 
Fop. 916. — p-t. and cap. Ashtabu- 
la CO. 35 ni. ]N. Warren. Pop. 
130.— t. Fayette co. Pop. 892.— 
Franklin co. 10 m. E. Columbus, 
Pop. 559. — Guernsev co. 6 m. N. 
E. Cambridge. Pop. 349.— Lo- 
gan CO. Poji.^1,169. — Montgomery 
co.on the Miami, 10 m. below Daj- 
ton. Pop. 1,139.— Madison co 
Pop. 3-15. — Muskingum co. on 
?luskingum river, 12 m. above 
Zanesville. Pop. 829. — p-t. Picka- 
way CO. 3 ni. S. Circleville, 28 fr 
Columbus. — t. Preble co. Pop 
876.— Richland co. 4-30.— Ross co 
on Scioto river, 5 m. below Chil- 
icothe. Pop. 1,407. — Scioto co. 
on the Scioto, 10 m. above Ports- 
mouth. Pop. 469. 

Jefferson, co. Ind. Pop. 8,038 
Chief t. Madison. 

Jefferson,co. 111. Pop. 691. CLdef 
I. Mount Verngn. 



Jefferson, co. Mo. Pop. 1,835 
Slaves 212. Chief t. Herculaue- 
Lun. 

Jefferson, t. Cooper co. Mo. 

Jefferson, one of the forks of 
Missouri river. 

Jeffersonville, t. Tazewell co. 
Va. 53m.N. \V. Inglesville, 135 
fr. Cumberland gap. 

Jeffersonville, p-t. Clarke co. 
Ind. on Ohio river, just above the 
falls, and opposite Louisville, is 
situated on elevated ground com- 
manding a fine view of the river 
and its banks, is regularly laid out, 
and contains a bank, land-oftice, 
and market-house. Pop. in 1819, 
about 500. Below the town is a 
fine harbour for boats. A canal is 
:o be made round the falls, 

Jenner, p-t. Somerset co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,129. 

JeTininss, co. Lid. Pop. 2,000. 
Chief t. Vernon. 

Jennins^'s Island, Florida. Lou. 
80'-'28MV. Lat. 25°28/ N. 

Jericho, p-t. Chittenden co. Vt. 
on Onion river, 12 m. E. Burling- 
ton. Pop. 1,219. 

Jersey, t. Steuben co. N. Y. Pop. 
912. 

Jersey, t. Licking co. Ohio. Pop. 
256. 

Jersey city, or Paultis Hook, p-t. 
Bergen co. N. J. on the Hud« 
son, opposite New-York, 9 ni» E. 
Newark. 

Jersey shore, j)-t. Lycoming co. 
Pa. on the W. branch of the Sus- 
quehannah, 15 m. W. Williams- 
port, 55 N. W. Sunbury. 

Jerusalem, t. Ontario co. N. Y.. 
20 m. S. Canandaigua, 18 from 
Geneva. Pop. 1,610. This town 
is the chief residence of the fot 
lowers of Jemima Wilkinson. 

Jertisalem. See Furtkstoion. 

Jeriua'.em^ p-v, Sguthdinpton .cTo. 



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fa. on INottaway river, 32 m. S. 
Petersburg, 76 S' Richmond. 

Jessamine, co. Kv. Pop. 9.297. 
Slaves 2,802. Ciiief t. Nicholas- 
villc. 

JeicetVs citii, p-v. in Griswold 
Ct. 6 m. N. E. Norwich. 

Johnshurg, t. Warren co, N. Y. 
23 m . N . \V . Caldwell . Fop . 727. 

John's Island, on the coast ofi 
S. C between Stono rivei, and 
North Edisto inlet wliich sepa- 
rates it from Edisto island, 20 m. 
S. "VV. Charleston. It is about 12 
miles long and 6 broad. The west 
part called \Vadmalaw, is sepa- 
rated from the main part of the isl- 
and by a small creek. John's isl- 
and is very productive in cotton. 
It contains, with Wadmalaw, a- 
bout 70 plantations, and about 
half that number of resident plant- 
ers. Here arc 2 churches, 1 for 
JPresbyterians, and 1 for Episco- 
palians. The plantei-s remain on 
the island only in the winter, and 
in summer remove witli their fam- 
ilies to Charleston. 

Johnson, p-t. Franklin co. Vt 
on Lamoil river, 28 m. N. E. Bur- 
lington. Pop. 11 u. 

Joh72son, CO. N. C. Pop. 9,607 
Slaves 3,086. Chief t. Smithfield 

Joh7ison, CO. 111. on the Ohio 
Pop. 843. 

Johnso7i's river, N. H. joins the 
Connecticut, in Dalton. 

Johiision, t. Providence co. R 
I. 5 m. N. Providence. Pop. 1, 
54il. 

Johnston, t. Champaign co. 
Ohio. Pop. 356. — Trumbull co 
16m.N.W. Warren. Pop. 327 

Johjistoifii,^ p-t. and cap. Mont- 
gomery CO. N.Y. on a creek, w hich 
here runs into the Mohawk, 41 m 
W. Albany, 41 E. N. E. Coopers 



Canada creek, and contains a 
court-house, jail, academy, a;nd 3 
churches, 1 Episcopal, 1 Lutheran 
and I Presbyterian. 

Johnstown, p-t. Licking co. O-- 
hio, 20 m. N.W.Newark. 

Jories, CO. N. C. Pop. 5,216. 
Slaves 2,764. Chief t. Trenton. 

Jones, CO. Geo. Pop. 16;570. 
Slaves 5,886. Chief t. Clinton. 

Jonesboroitgh, p-t. Wasliington 
Me. 12 m. W, INIachias. Pop. 
675. 

Jonesboroi/gh, p-t. and cap. 
Washington co. E. Ten. 26 m. fr. 
Greenville, 101 E. Knoxville, 40 
fr. Abingdon, (V'a.) 

Jonesbitrg, p-U and cap. Camden 
CO. N. C. 66 m. S. Norfolk. 

Jonesburn,t. and cap. Union co, 
III. 

Jonesfoirg, or Williamsburg, p-1. 
Lebanon co. Pa. at the junction of 
Little Swetara with Swelara river, 
23 m . N . E . b v E . Harrisburg, 89 
.N . W. Philadelphia. Pop. 268. 

Jonefrville, v. Lee co. Va. 40 
m. from Cumberland gap. 

Jonesville, or Martinsboro\ p-v. 
Surry co. N. C. on the S. side of 
Tar river, 20 m. above Washing- 
ton. 

Jopjm, t . Hartford co. Md . 20 m . 
E. by N. Baltimore. 

JosepJrs Keii, isl. Florida, in the 
gulf of Mexico. Lon. 89^ 30' W . 
Lat. 30- W IN*. 

Jon, p-t. Kennebec co. Me. oO 
m. N. Augusta. Pop. bOo. 

Judith, ^Foinl, the W. point a.- 
the entrance of Narraganset ba\ , 
R. I 9 m. S. S. W. Newport. Loi;. 
71^35 W. Lat. 41° 24' N. 

Jidiet Mo7mt, mt. 111. on the N 
side of Desplanes river. Lon. 88' 
44/ W. Lat. 42° 5' N. 

Juniatta, r. Pa. joins the Sus- 



town. Pop. 6,527. The villagejquchannah, 11 m. above Harr' 
i^ about 4 va. froia ihe river, oa:burg. 



KE A 

JuniaHa, t. Cumberland co. Pa.|5,113 



Pop. 1,748 

Junius, p-l. Seneca co. N. Y. 
at the N. end of Seneca lake, 20 
m. N. Ovid, 182 W. Albany. Fop. 



167 K E iN 

In this town are the vil- 
lages of \Vest Cayuga, Seneca 
fails, and Waterloo. 
Jijkill Island, Geo. at the mouth 



jyKi 
ofTur 



tic river. 



K, 



Kankakee, r. rises inlnd. near 
the head waters of the St. Jo- 
seph's of Michigan, and passing 
into Illinois unites with Desplanes, 
to form Illinois river. In time of 
liigh \Vater, boats pass from the 
Kankakee to the St. Joseph's. 

Kansas. See Konzas. 

Kaskaskia, or Okcuc, v. 111. run:= 
S. W. and falls into the Mississip- 
pi, 84 m. below the Illinois, and 
100 above the Ohio. It is naviga- 
ble 150 miles. 

Kaskaskia, p-t. and cap. Ran- 
dolph CO. 111. on the right bank of 
Kaskaskia river. 11 m. from its 
meuth, 150 S. W. Vincennes, is 
built on a fine plain, and contains 
a bank, land-office, printing-of- 
fice, and about 160 houses. The 
town was settled upwards of 100 
years ago from Lower Canada, 
and about two thirds of the inhab- 
itants are French. 

Katahdin, or Ktadne, lofty nu)un- 
tains, Maine, 80 m. N. Bangor. 
Their height is not accurately as- 
certained, but is supposed to ex- 
ceed that of the White mountains 

Kaierskill, the S. branch of Cats- 
kill river. 

Kayadarossoras, N. Y. falls into 
Saratoga lake. 

Kayger^s creek., Ohio, runs into 
the Ohio 10 m. above Gallipolis. 

Kearsearge, mt. N. H. in Sutton 
about 25 m. N. W. Concord.— 
See Pigwacket, 



Keene,p-t. and cap. Cheshire co. 
IV. H. on a tongue of land between 
die two principal branches of Ash- 
uelot river, 14 m, S. Walpole,55 
VV. S. W. Concord, 95 W. Ports- 
mouth, 79 W. N. W. Boston. The 
illage is one of the handsom- 
est in New-England, and con- 
tains a court-house, jail, bank, 
church, and about 60 dwelling 
houses. Near it are a woollen fac- 
tory, oil mill, kc. Pop. 1,895. 

Keene, p-t. Essex co. N. Y. 140 
m. N. Albany, with extensive iron 
works. Pop. 605. 

KeUeimde, t. Orleans co. Vt. 26 
ra. N. Montpelier. Pop. 139. 

KendaU, p-t. Stark co. Ohio, 
7 m. W. Canton, with an exteu- 
ive woollen manufactory. 

Kenduskeag, r. Me. flows into 
Penobscot at Bangor. 

Kenhawa, co. Va. Pop. 6,399. 
Slaves 1,073. Here is a spi-ing 
emitting inflammable air. 

Kenhawa, (Great,) r. Va. rises 
in N. Carolina, and running N. 
and IN . W. joins the Ohio at Point 
Pleasant, in 38° 55' N. lat. 252 ra. 
below Pittsburg. About 100 miles 
from its mouth are the Great 
Falls, where the river descends 
perpendicularly CO feet. On its 
banks, 66 m. from its mouth, are 
die Keuhawa salt-works, which 
supply annually about 30,000 
bushels of salt. The principal 
branch of the Kenhawa is Gre^n- 



KEN 



168 



briar, which enters 40 or 50 miles 
above the falls. 

Kenhawa, Little, falls into the 
Ohio a little below Marietta. 

Kejinebeck, co. on both sides of 
Kennebeck river. Pop. 42,623. 
Chief t. Augusta. 

Kennebecic, r. Me. next to Pe- 
nobscot, the largest in the State. 
It has two principal branches. 
The eastern branch rises in 
Moosehcad lake. The western call 
cd Dead river, rises in the high 
lands, which separates Maine irom 
Canada, and unites with the east 
ern branch about 20 miles below 
Mooschead lake. After the junc 
tion, the river flows S. to the At 
lantic. Its whole course is about 
300 miles. It is navigable for ship 
12 miles, to Bath ; for sloops, 4-5 
miles to Augusta, at the head 
of the tide ; and for boats 60 miles 
to Waterville. At Waterville the 
navigation is interrupted by Tecon 
jc fulls,which affoid numerous sites 
for mills 

Kennebunk, p-t. and j>ort of en- 
try, York CO. Me. at the mouth of 
Kennebunk river.lO m.S.Saco, 25 
S.W.Portland. Shipping in 1816, 
11,741 tons. — Here is a bank. 
l?op. 2,M5, 

Kennel, \. Chester co. Pa. Pop. 
1,032. 

Kensington, t. Rockingham co. 
N. H. 13 ra. S. W. Portsmouth. 
Pop. 709. 

Kent, CO. R. I. Pop. 10,228. 
Chief t. Warwick 



KIC 

Md. Pop. 



the Housatonnuc, 43 m. W. Hart 
ford. Pop. 1,956. Iron ore is 
found here, and wrought exten- 
sively. 

Kent,t. Putnam co. N. Y. 20 
m.S.E.roughkeepsie. Pop.1,801. 

Kent, CO. Del. Pop. 6,533. 
SJaves 1,070. Chief t.Pover. 



Kent, CO. Md. Pop. 11,453. 
Slaves 4,071. Chief t. Chester. 

Keni-nckij, one of the U. S. boun- 
ded N. by Illinois, Indiana, and 
Ohio; E. by Virginia; S. by Ten- 
nessee ; and W. by Mississippi. 
It extends from lat. 36° 30' to 39° 
10' N. and from Ion. 81° 50' to 
89° 20' W. Length on the south- 
ern line, 300 miles. Extent, 39,- 
000 sq. miles, or 24,960,000 acres. 
Pop. 564,317. Slaves 126,732. 

Kentucky, r. Ky. rises in the 
highlands in the S. E. part of the 
State, and running N. W. falls in- 
to the Ohio, at Port William, 77 
m. above Louisville. It is 150 
yards wide at its mouth, and is 
navigable for boats of considera- 
ble size 180 miles in the winter 
floods. The banks are generally 
high and rocky, presenting in 
some places perpendicular preci- 
pices of limestone of 300 feet. 

Kentucky, Little, runs into the 
Ohio, 3 m. below Kentucky river. 

Kentucky Indian, in Ind. runs 
nto the Ohio, nearly opposite 
Kentucky river. 

Keoicee,r. S. C. which joins the 
Tugaloo to form Savannah river. 

Kershav), district, S. C. Pop. 
12,432. Chief t. Camden. 

Keueena, point, JN. W. Ter. ex- 
tending 45 miles into LakeSupeii- 
or, foVming on the E. side, a large 
bay, 20 miles long and 12 wide. 

KiamesJia, r. Arkansas, formed 
by the union of three branches, 
rising in the Ozark mountains. It 



Kent, p-t. Litchfield CO. Ct. on joins Red ri\er, 900 m. above 



Natchitoches. 

Kickaboo,or Red buck, r.Ill. runs 
into the Illinois below lake Pioria. 

Kickapoos, Indians, 111. scatter- 
ed along the rivers Wabash, Illi- 
nois, and Mississippi ; their Icirg- 
est settlement is iu a Piairie 90 
m, N. by E. Vinccpnes. They 



KIN 1G9 

raise tobacco, corn, beans, and 
potatoes, have a great number of 
iiorses, and are good hnnfer?. 
Numl)er of uarrioiirs about 600. 



KIN 

40 m. N. W. Norridgewock. Pop. 
164. 

Kinz^ton, p-t. Bockingham co. 
N. H.^17 m. S. W. Portsmouth. 



Kilkenntj,t. Coos co. N. H. 8 Pop. 8t7. 



m. N. E. Lancaster. Pop. 21. 

Killbnck, r. Ohio, runs into 
White woman's creek, 3 m. above 
itsjnnction with the Muskingum. 

Killinghj, p-t. ^Vindham co. C\ 
on the QuiiK'baug, i'5 m. W 
Providence, 4.5 E. llartford. Poj) 
2,803. It contains 4 churches, 3 
for Congregationalists, and 1 for 
Baptists. Stone is found here good 
for whetstones, and a quarry ol 
soft .stone used for jambs. 

Killingten jymk, one of the high- 
rst summits of the Green moiin- 
tains, Vt. lOm.E. Rutland. 

Killingu-orth, p-t. and borough, 
Middlesex co. Ct. on Long Islami 
Sound, 26 m. E. New-Havcn, 38 
S. E. Hartford, 26 W. New-Lon- 
don. Pop. 2,342. It has a har- 
bor with 8 feet water on the bar, 
and owns some shipping. 

Kinderhook creek , N. Y. receive;- 
Claverack creek, and a mile be- 
low enters the Hud.son, at Kinder- 
hook. 

Kmderhook, p-t. Colombia co. 
N. Y. on Hudson river, 10 ni. 
above Hudson, 20 below Albany 
Pop. 3,963. Here is an academy, 
and an extensive cotton factory. 

Kin g-u7id- Queen, co. Va. Pop. 
11,798. Slaves 6,041. Chief t. 
Dunkirk. 

King Qeorge, co. Va. Pop. 
6,116. Slaves 3,501. 

King's CO. N.Y. comprises the 
W. end of Long Island. Pop. 11,- 
187. Chief t.Flatbush. 

Kingsbury, p-t. Washington co. 
N. Y. Pop. 2,203. See Sundy- 

Khgsjield, t. Somerset co. Me. 



Kingston, t. Addison co. Vt. 22 
m. S. W. Monfpelier. Pop. 328. 

Kingston, p-t. Plymouth co. 
Mass. on Plvmouth bav, 4 m. N. 
\V. Plymouth, 32 S. JE. Boston. 
Pop. 1,313. Here are iron works:. 

Kingstiw, formerly Esopi:.^, p-t. 
and caj). Ul.ster co. N. Y. on the 
Hudson, 59 m. *bclow Albanv, 
93 above New-York. Pop. 2,9.56, 
of whom 1,163 are in the village. 
The village is pleasantly situated 
on Esopus creek, about 3 m. from 
the Hudson, and contains 150 
ilwelling-houses, a court-house, 
jail, academy, church, market- 
house, bank, and 2 printing-offices. 

Kingston, v. Middlesex co. N. 
.T.3 m. N. E. Princeton. 

Kingston, p-t. Luzerne co. Pa. 
on the Susquehannah, opposite 
Wilkesbarre. Pop. 1,288. 

Kirgsf>n,t. Georgetown dist. S. 
C. on Waccama river, '10 ni. N. 
E. Georgetown. 

Kingston, p-l. and cap. Roane 
CO. Ten. at the confluenee ol" 
Clinch and Holston rivers, 33 ni. 
below Knoxville. 

Kingston, t. Delaware co. Ohio. 
Pop#07,— t. Ross CO. 10 m. N. 
E. Chillicothe. 

Kingsville, t. Ashtabula co.Ohio, 
on Lake Erie, 8 m. N. E. Jeffer- 
son. Pop. 614. 

King William, co. Va. Pop 
9,697. Slaves 6,010. 

Kin^ood, t. Hunterdon co. N. 
J. on Delaware river, 5 m. below 
.Alexandria. Pop. 2,786. 

Kingvood, p-v. Monongalia co. 
Va. 104 m. from Winchester, 174 
from Washington. 

Kinmrklmiirk. r. Ohio, runs into 



LAC 

I he E. side of the Scioto, 7 m 
hove Chillicothe. 

Kirb)i, t. Caledonia co. Vt. 33 
ni. N. E. Montpelier. Pop. 312 

Kirkivood, t. Belmont co. Ohio, 
M m. W. St. Clairsville. Pop. 
1,404. 

KirtlaTid, t. Geauga co. Ohio. 
Pop. 473. 

Kiskemanetas. See Ccnemavoh. 

Kittaning, p-t. and cap. Arm- 
strong- CO. Pa. on the E. side ol 
the Alleghanv, 35 m. N. E. Pitls- 
burff. Pop. 1,904. 

Kittatinnij Mountains, a ridge of 
4he Alleghanies, extending through 
the N. parts of N. J. and "Pa. 

Kittcnj, p-t. York co. Me. at the 
jtwuth of the Piscataqua, oppo.'^ite 
Portsmouth, N. H. 5 m. S. W. 
York. Pop. L886. 

Kaife riv€r, joins the Missouri 
on the S. at the Mandan villages. 

Knowlton, t. Sussex co. N. J. 
Pop. 2,701. 

Knox, t. Hancock co. Me. 25 m . 
N. W Castine. Pop. 560. 

Knox, t. Albany co. N. Y. 

Knox, CO. E. Ten. Pop. 13,034. 
Slaves 1,825. Chief t. Knoxvilie.^ 

Knox, CO. in the S. part of Ky 
Pop. 3,661. Slaves 337. Chief t 
Barboursville. 

Knox, CO. in the central pnrt of 
W)hio. Pop. 8.32G. Chief t. Mount 
Vernon. ^ 

Knox., t. Columbiana co^ 



170 LAC 

Pop. 535. — Guernsey co. Pop. 
2iy. — Jefferson co. on Ohio river, 
12 ni. above Sleubenviilc. 

Knox, CO. lud. on the Wabash. 
Pop. 5,437. Chief t, Vincennes. 

Knoxvilie, p-t. and cap. Knox 
CO. Ten. on the IN. bank of the 
Holston, 22 ni. above its junction 
with the Tennessee, and 4 below 
the mouth of French Broad river, 
200 E. of Nashville, 190 S. Lex- 
ington, (Ky.) Lon.84"W. Lat. 
35° 50' N. Pop. in 1818, estima- 
ted at more than 2,000. It is reg- 
ularly laid out, and contains a 
court-house, jail, bank, a respec- 
table academy, 3 houses of public 
worship, and a college established 
several years since, but not yet in 
operation. The college is entit- 

d to the benefit of a donation 
from Congress, which it is expec- 
ted will yield a capital of «(o0,000. 

Knoxville, p-t. Jcffei-son co. O- 
hio, 4 m. W. Ohio river, 11^ N. 
Steubenville. Pop. in 1819, 120. 

Konzas, or Kansas, r. rises be- 
tween the Platte and the Arkan- 
sas, and joins the Missouri in lat. 
390 5' N. The Konzas Indians 
live in a single village, of about 
120 lodges, 300 m. up this river. 

Kooskooskee, a branch of Lewis 
river, Oregon Territory. 

Kortriglii, p-t. Delaware co. N. 
Y. 10 HI. IS. E. Delhi, 62S. W. 
liio. [Albany. Pop. 2,.W8. 



J.ABEESii, r. nnd lake, U. S. river. Here is a pa^t of the Ami?- 
conuTmnicatin<f with Cii-ssina lakc.jrican S. W. company. 

L«ca« .S'rtW^; lake, i\. W. Ter. L<TrA:, t. Mifflin co. Pa. Pop. 
on the route b<'tween Lake Supe- l^pll. 

rior and the Mis.sissippi, GOO m. Lackawanac. t. Mercer co, Pa\ 
abovo file mouth of St. Peter's'Pop. 602,. 



LAM 



171 



LAN 



Lackaicaxen, r. Pa. lulls into the 
Delaware. 

Lackaicaxeiij p-t. Pike co. Pa. 
Pop. 222. 

Lit Feve, r, Arkansas, rises in 
jLhc Ozark luouiitains, and flowing 
E. joins the Arkansas below Ca- 
ll ron. 

La Fevre, r. 111. runs into the 
Mississippi, 75 m. below Prairie 
<lu Cliien, 21 below Dubuque's 
lead mines. Lead ore is found on 
its banks. 

Lafourche, or Chetwiaches, r. La. 
an outlet of the Mississippi. It 
leaves the main sJrcam at Donald- 
son, about 90 m. aiiove New-Or- 
leansj and dividing into two chan- 
nels, enlers the gulf of Mexico in 
Timballier bay. lis length is about 
lo miles. 

Lafourche, CO. L,Ti.. Pop. 3,7j5. 
Slaves %8. 

Lafourche, p-t. Arcadia co. La. 
Tom. N. W. New- Orleans. 

Lake, i. Logan co. Ohio. Pop. 
470.— Stark co. 588.— Wayne co 

Lake of the IVoods, on the boun- 
da^ of the U. S. between Lake 
Superior and Lake Winnipec 
Lon. of the N. W. end, 9t^ 31' 
W. Lat.49°37/N. It is full of 
islands, is about70 m. lon^ and 40iMoravians, Friends, and Metho- 



Lancaster, p-t. and cap. Coos co.» 
N. H. on both sides of Israel's 
creek, a mile from Connecti- 
cut river. It contains a court- 
house, jail, congregational church, 
and several mills. 40 m. ubove 
Dartmouth college, 131 iN, W. 
Portsmouth. Pop. 844. 

Lancaster, p-t. Worcester co. 
Mass. on a branch of Nashua riv- 
er, 14 m. N.E. Worcester, 35 W. 
N. W. Boston. Pop. 1,8G2. Here 
is a valuable quarry of slate. Lan- 
caster is a good agricultural town, 
and has an extensive cotton fac- 
tory. 

LancoMer. p-t. Chenango co. N. 
Y. 7 m. E. Norwich, 90 W. Alba- 
ny. Pop. 2,366. 

Lancaster, co. Pa. Pop. 08,336. 

Lancaster, p-t. and cap. Lancas- 
ter CO. Pa. is pleasantly situated 
on the side of a hill, 1^ m. W. of 
Conestoga creek, which fails into 
the Siisquehannah 9 m. below. 
35 m. E. S. E. Harrisburg, 22 E. 
N.E.York, 62 W. Philadelphia. 
Lat. 40f 3'N. Lon.TG^ 20' W. 
It contains a court-house, market- 
house, jail, and 8 houses of public 
worship, for German Lutherans, 
German Calvinists, Presbyterians, 
Episcopalians, Roman Catholics, 



broad, and communicates with 
Lake Winnipec. 

Lake Pleasant, t. Hamilton co. 
N. Y. Pop. 312. 

/.rt;nar,t. Centre co.Pa.Pop.858. 

Lamarche, r. 111. runs into the 
111. r. from the N.W. 

Lamoil, r. Vt. falls into Lake 
Cjiamplain, in Colchester. 

LaniGtte, lead mine, Mo. near 
St. Michael's. 

Lampeter, t. Lancaster co. Pa. 
Pop. 3,278. 

Lamprcij, r. N. H. falh inlo 
Great hav, atDarhatn. 



dists. Many of the inliabitanto' 
are of German origin, and speak 
the German language. Here are 
published 6 new.spapers, 3 of 
which are in German. The sur- 
rounding country is fertile and 
highly cultivated. The town con- 
tains numerous manufactories, 
and carries on considerable trade. 
Franklin college was established 
in this place in J787, for the Ger- 
mans, but the building is now oc- 
cupied for .schools. Pop. 7,363. 

Lancaster, co. Va. on the W. 
■shpvc. Pop. 5,517. Slaves 2.941- 



LAT n 

Lancaster, dishict S. C. Pop. 
8,716. Slaves 2,798. 

Lancasf£r, p-t. and cap. Garrard 
CO. Kv. 29 m. S. Lexington. For,. 
inlSiO, 260. 

Lancaster, p-t. and cap. Fairfiek! 
CO. Ohio, 28 m. S. E. Columbus, 
34 N. E. Chillicothe. It contain^ 
n court-house, jail, bank, 2 prin- 
tins;-offices and a Methodic' 
chcrch. Pop. 1.037. Lon; 82^ 
37' W. Lat. 39° 45' N. 

Lcmdaff, t. Grafton co. N. H. 9 
m. E. Connecticut river, 95 N. 
Concord. Pop. 769. 

La.ndgrove, t. Bcnnine;ton co. 
Vt. 33 in. N. E. Bennington. Pop. 

La.ji-eshorovcrh, p-t.Berks]iire co. 
Mass. 5 m. Irom Pittsfiekl, 14 N. 
Lenox, 125 from Boston. Here 
arc valuable marble quarries. Pop. 
J, 31 9. 

Laf'gJon, t.'Chcshire co. N. H. 
on Cotinectic«t river, 57 m. W. 
Concord. Pop. 6.54. 

Lanier, t. Preble co. Ohio. Pop. 
1,096. ' 

La/isino^, t. Tompkins co. N. Y. 
Pop. 3,631. 

Ijxnsinfrhurg, p-t. Rensselaer 
CO. N. Y. on the Hudson, 3 m. 
above Troy, 9 above Albany. PoiJ. 
2.035, of whom 1,700 arc in tli& 
V illage. A bridc^e across the Hud- 
.son connects Lansjngbnr^ with 
\V^aterrord. The viliaije is hand- 
somely laid out on a plain, con- 
tains a bank, academy, and 4 
churches, and has considerable 
trade. Sloops ascend the river to 
tiiis place. 

L'Arhre Crochc, Indian v. in 
Michiirnn, on the W. side of the 
])eninsula, consistins: of 40 fami- 
lies of Otlaways. 40 m. fr. Mack 
inac. 

Lrrfinmre, t. Adams co. Pa 
Pop. H.j6. 



2 L A W 

La Tmin, r. N. W. Tcr. runs 
into Lake Superior, and is 25 
vards wide at its mouth. 

Lnudei dale, CO. M. Pop. 4.963. 
Slaves 1,378. Chief t. Florence. 

Laurel, p-t. Sussex co. Del", on 
Broad creek, a branch of the Nan- 
ticoke. 

La?{rel 'J\touJitains, W. of the 
main Alleghany range,extend from 
Pennsylvania across Virginia to 
Kentucky ; then, under the name 
of Cumberland mountains, divide 
Va.. from Ky. and cross Tennes- 
see, terminating near its S. bor- 
ier. 

Laurence, t. Tioga co. Pa. Pop. 
445. 

Laurens, t. Otsego co. N. Y. 12 
m. S. W. Cooper.stown, 78 W. 
Albany. Pop. 2,074. 

Laurens, district, S. C, Pop. 
17,682. Slaves 4,879. 

Lrmren.t, co. Geo. Pop. 5,436. 
Slaves 1,965. Chief t. Dublin. 

Lausanne, t. Northampton co 
Pa. on the I -^high. Pop. 220. 

Lav-ahannock, r. Pa. joins the E. 
!)ranch of the Susquehannah at 
Pittstown. 

Lawrence, t. Hunterdon co. N 
J. Pop. 1.354. 

Lawrence, t. Clearfield co. Pa. 
Pop. 417. 

Lawrence, co. Al. Chief t. Ma- 
rathon. 

Lawrence, co. Mississippi. Pop. 
4.916. Slaves 991. Chief t. 
Monticello. 

Lam-ence, co. W. Ten. Pop. 
3,271. Slaves 204. 

Lairrenre. co. Ohio. Pop. 3,499. 
Chief t. Burlington. 

Liivrence, t. Lawrence co. Ohio. 
Pop. 199. — Washington co. 354. — 
Stark CO. 59G. — Tu.^carawas co. 
393. 

iMwrence, co. Iiul. Pop. 4,1 IG. 

L^nvrrnce, co. Aikan.-jas Tor. 



LEB 



Pop. 5,G02. Slaves 490. Chief 
t. Davidson vllle. 

Lcixorenceburg., p-t. and cap 
Dearborn co. Ind. on the Ohio, 2 
m. below Miami river, 23 from 
Cincinnati. 

Laicrenceville, t. Alleghany co. 
Pa. 3 m. fr. Pittsburg. 

Laicrenceville, t. Madison co. 
Ohio. 

Lairrencevillej p-t. Lawrence co. 
Illinois. 

Laicsville, p-t. Susnnehannah co. 
Pa. N . Montrose . Pop. 473. 

Laucock, p-t. Lancaster co. Pa. 
9 m. "E. Lanca'^tcr. Pop. 2,882 

Leading creek, Ohio, runs into 
the Ohio, 17 m. above Gallipolis. 

Leaf river, Mississippi, joins the 
Chickasawhav, Bm.below thepar- 
allel of 31° N. lat. to form the 
Pascagoula. 

Lebanon, p-t. York co. Me. on 
the Piscataqua,28 m. N. W. York. 
Pop. 2,223. 

Lebanon, p-t. Grafton co. N. H. 
on Connecticut river, 4 m. below 
Dartmouth college. A mineral 
spring has lately been discovered 
here, the waters of which are effi- 
cacious in curing rheumatism and 
cutaneous disorders. Pop. 1,710. 

Lebanon, p-t. Windham co. Ct. 
9 m. N W. Norwich, 30 S. E. 
Hartford. Pop. 2,719. It Is an 
excellent agricultural township, 
and contains four churches, 3 for 
Congrt'gationalists, and 1 for Bap- 
lists, and an academy. 

Lebanon, t. <^olumbia co. N. Y. 
Pop. 2,808. 

Lebanon, p-t. Madison co. N. 
Y. 35 m. S. W. Utlca, 115 W. 
Albany. Pop. 1,940. 

Lcbdjion, p-t. Hunterdon co. N 
J. Pop. 2,817. 

Lebanon, co.Pa. Fop. 16,98G 

Lebanon, p-t. bor. and cap. Leb- 
anon co.Pa. on Quitapahilla creek 



3 LEE 

25 m. E. Ilarrlsburg, 82 W. N> 
\V. Philadelphia. Fop. of the 
bor. 1,437, of town 3.059. The 
Schuylkill and Susquehannah riv- 
ers are connected at this place, 
by a canal. 

Lebanon, t. Wayne co. Pa. Pop. 
145. 

Lebanon, p-t. and cap. Wilson 
CO. Ten. 25 m. E. Nashville. In 
the vicinity is an academy. 

Lebanon, p-t. Washington co. 
Ky. 

Lebanon, p-t. and cap. Warren 
CO. Ohio, 25 m. S. Dayton, 80 S. 
W. Columbus, 18 E. Hamilton, 
34 N. Cincinnati. It contains a 
court-house, jail, 2 churches, 1 for 
Baptists and 1 for Methodists, a 
bank, 2 market-houses, a printing- 
office, and public library. Pop. 
1,079. Lon. 84° 7' W. Lat. 39^ 
25' N. 

Lebanon, t. Meigs co. Ohio. 
Pop. 253. — Ashtabula co. 10 m. 
S.-Tefferson. Pop. 213. 

Lebanon, t. Lawrence co. Ar- 
kansas Ter. Pop. 309. 

Le boenfjt. Erie co. Pa. Pop. 
505. 

Lee, t. Hancock co. Me. 25 m. 
N.W. Castine. 

Lee, t. Strafford co. N. H. 13 
m. N. W. Portsmouth. Pop. 1,224. 

Lee, p-t. Berkshire co. Mass. 5 
m. S. E. Lenox, 120 VV. Boston. 
Pop. 1,384. 

Lee, t. Oneida co. N. Y. 8 m. 
N.W.Rome. Pop. 2,186. 

I^e, CO. Va. Pop. 4,256. Slaves 
3G6. Chief t. Jonesville. 

Lee, t. Athens co. Ohio. Pop. 
336. 

Leech LrtZ'«,Mo.ter.l2 miles long ; 
on the W. side is a fort in lat. 47° 
16' 13" N. Leech river, the outlet 
forms the S. W. branch of the 
Mississippi, and unites with the 
main branch 35 m. below Litt'e 



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Winnipec lake. The Leech lake Leicester 
Indians are 1,220 in number, divi- 
ded into sevei-ai bands. 

Leeds, t. Kennebec co. Me. on 
the Androscoggin, 20 m. S. W 
Augusta. Pop. 1,534. 

Leeda, t. Gloucester co. N. J. on 
the Atlantic, 4 ni. VV. Mulicus 
jivcr. 

Leeds, or Leedstoivn, p-t. 'West 
moreland co. Va. 14 ni. E. Por 
Royal, 40 S. E. Fredericksl)urg 
70 N. E. Richmond. Near this 
place is a famous course for horse 
racing. 

Leesburg, p-t. and cap. Loudon 
CO. Va. 4. m. S. W. Potomac river 
27 fr. Fredericktown, (Md.) 4G 
IS. W.Alexandria. 

Leesburg^ p-t. Washington co. 
Ten. 

Leesburg, p-t. Harrison co. Ky. 

Leesburg, t. Champaign co.Ohio. 
--p-t. Highland CO. — t.Tuscaravvas 
CO. Pop. 131. 

Lehigh, CO. Pa. Pop. 18,985. 

Lehigh, t. Northampton co. Pa. 
Pop. i;550. 

Lehigh, r. Pa. runs into the Del- 
aware at Easton, after a course of 
75 miles. It is navigable 30 miles. 

Leicester, t. Addison co. Vt. on 
Otter creek, 42 m. N. W. Wind- 
sor. Pop. 648. 

Leicester, p-t. Worcester co. 
Mass. 6 m. W. Worcester, 46 W. 
vS.W. Boston. Pop. 1,252. It con- 
tains an academy, and 3 house.« 
for public worship, 1 for Congre- 
gationalisls, 1 for Anabaptists, and 
1 for Friends. The academy was 
incorporated in 1784, and is well 
fiudowcd. It has ususUv about 
100 students. The building is 
large and handsome, 3 stories high, 
in a pleasant village near the meet- 
ing-house. Wool cards are man- 
ufactured in this town to a large 
araoimi. 



LEO 



p-t. Living.ston co. N. 
Y. on Genessee river, 21 m. S.E. 
Batavia, 240 W. Albanv. Pop. 
1,331. It has 2 villages,' Moscow 
and Mount Morris, and 3 Presby- 
terian churches. 

Ixmingtoii, p-t. Essex co. Vt. on 
Connecticut river, C4 m. N. E. 
Montpelier. Pop. 139. 

IjniiGH, t. Butler CO. Ohio, on 
Miami river, 10 m. above Hamil- 
ton. Pop. 2,133. 

Lempster, j)-t. Cheshire co. N. 
H. 42 m. W. Concord. Pop. 950. 

Lena ire, co. N. C. Pop. 6,799. 
Slaves 3,355. Chief t. Kingston. 

Lenox, p-t. and cap. Berkshire 
CO. Mass. on the Housatonnuc, dh 
m. N. Stockbndue, 6 S. PittsfieUi^ 
125 W. Boston Pop. 1,315. It 
contains a court-house, jail, acad- 
emy, and 2 houses for public wor- 
ship. Here is an iron mine, and a 
furnace for casting hollow iron 
ware. 

I-j^nox, t. Madison co. N. Y. on 
Oneida Lake, and on the Erie ca- 
nal. 25 m. W. Utica, 113 W. Al- 
bany. Pop. 3,360. Iron ore is 
found here, and in 1815, a compa- 
ny was incorporated for the pur- 
pose of manufacturing iron. 

Lenox, X. Susqucliannah co. Pa. 
Pop. 214. 

Lenox, t. Ashtabula co. Ohio. 
Pop. 124. 

Leiioxville, s-p. Carteret co. N. 
C. at the mouth of a small river 
which falls into Core Sountl,3 ni. 

Beaufort. It has lately attract- 
ed attention as a good situation for 
trade. See Bejvfort. 

Lmminster, p-t. Worcester co. 
Mass. on Nashua river, with nu- 
merou.s mills and manufactures. 
20 m. N. Worcester. Pop. 1,790. 

Leomtrdston, p-t. and cap. Si 
Mary's co. Md. on Britton's creek 

ni. above its »,iinanrc into th' 



LEW 



Potomac, 30 E. S. Port Tofcacco, 
74 S. Annapolis. 

Leray, p-t. Jefferson co. N. Y. 
on Black river, 180 m. N. W. Al- 
bany. Pop. 1,724. 

Lerou, p-t. Genesee co. N. Y. 
10 m. E. Batavia, 38 W. Canan- 
daigua. It contains a handsome 
village, with a Presbyterian church. 
In the north part of the town there 
is an ancient fort. Pop. 2,611. 

Letarty t. Meigs co.Ohio. Pop. 
410. 

LetarCs. rajiids, in Oliio river, 28 
m. 'below Shade river. 

Letterkenmj, t. Franklin co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,820. 

Levatia, t. Brown co. Ohio, on 
Ohio river, 2 m . below Ripley. It 
(;ontains a printing-office. Pop. 
100. 

Levant, p-t. Penobscot co. Me. 
10 m. N. W. Bangor. Pop. 143. 

Levemporlh, t. Crawford co. Ind. 
on the Ohio, at tke horse shoe 
bend, 12 m. W. Corydon, 30 S. W. 
Salem, 25 S. Paoli. 

Leverett, t. Franklin co. Mass. 
10 m. S. E. Greenfield, 85 W . Bos- 
ton. Pop. 857. 

Lewis, CO. N. Y. Pop. 9,227. 
Chief t. Martinsburg. 

Leuris, t. Essex co. N. Y. 6 m. 
N. Elizabethtown. Pop. 779. 

Leitis, CO. Va. Pop. 4,247. 
Slaves 115. 

Leicis, CO. Kv. Pop. 3.973. 
Slaves 464. Chief t. Clarksburg. 

Lewis, t. Blown co. Ohio. Pop. 
1,605. 

Leicishurgy p-t. Union co. Pa. 
Pop. 579. 

Lewisbur^, or Tarstoivn, p-t. 
Northumberland co. Pa. on the 
W. side of the Snsquehannah. over 
which is a bridge, 7 ni. above 
Northumberland, 30 E. Aarons- 
burg. It is well situated for trade. 

Lewisbiirg, p-t. and cap. Green- 



175 LEX 

Va. on the N. side of 
250 m. W. Rich- 



briar CO. 

Greenbriar 

niond. 

Lewis' creek, Vt. runs into Lake 
Champlain, at Ferrisburg. 

Lewis River, r. Oregon ter. rises 
in the Rocky mountains, and after 
a course of about 900 miles, enters 
the E. side of Columbia river, 413 
m. above its mouth. 

Lewiston, t. Lincoln co. Me. on 
die Androscoggin, at the falls. 30 
m. W. Wiscasset. Pop. 1,312. 

Lewiston, p-t. Niagara co. N. Y. 
on Niagara river, opposite Queens- 
ton, 27^ m. N. Buftalo, 7^8. Foit 
Niagara. A steam-boat |)iies regu- 
larly from Lewiston to Sackctts 
Harbor. Pop. 869. 

Ijcwistowv, p-t. bor. and cap. 
MiliHin CO. Pa. on the N. side of 
the Juniatta, 23 m. N. E. Hun- 
tingdon, 86 N. W. Harrisburg, 152 
W. Philadelphia. It is regularly 
laid out, and contains a court- 
house, jail, market-house, and 
bank. 'Pop. 773. 

Lewistown, or Lewes, p-t. Sussex 
co.Del.onLewiscreek,3m. above 
its entrance into Delaware bay, G 
VV. Cape Henlopen, 112 S. Phila- 
delphia. It stands on elevated 
ground, commandirg a fine view 
of the ocean, and contains an acad- 
emy and 2 churches, 1 for I'resby- 
terians, and 1 for MeUiodists. 
Here are extensive salt-works. 
Pop. 1,657. 

Lexinorton, p-t. Middlesex co. 
Mass. lb m. N. W, Boston. Pop, 
1,200. In this town a battle was 
fought April 19, 1775, which wa-- 
the commencement of the Ameri- 
can revolution. A monument is 
erected on the spot. 

Lexington, p-t. Green co. N. Y. 
43 m. fr. Albany. Pop. 1,798. 

Lexington, p-t. and cap. Rock- 
bridge CO. Va. on the N. branch of 



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James n\ cr, 30 m. S. W. Staunton 
151 W. Richmond. Lon. 79° 40 
W. Leit. 370 50; N. The situa- 
tion of the town is healthy and a- 
giceable. It contains a court- 
house, jail, meeting-house for Pres- 
byterians, a college, and about 100 
dwelling-houses. The college is 
called Washington College, after 
General Washington, who endow- 
ed it with 100 shares in the James 
river canal. It was incorporated 
as an academy in 178!:i, under the 
name of Liberty Hall academy, 
but the canal stock having become 
within a few years very productive 
it has assumed the form of a col- 
lege. It has a philosophical ap 
paratus, a library of about 2,000 
volumes, a president, 2 professors 
and about 50 students. The canal 
shares have in some years pro 
duced an income of more than 
53,000. 

Lexington., district, S. C. Pop 
8,083. Slaves 2,800. Chief t 
Granby. 

Lexington, p-t. and cap. Ogle 
thorpe CO. Geo. containing a court 
house, jail, and academy. 76 ni 
N. W. Augusta. 

Lexington, p-t. and cap. Fayette 
CO. Ky. IS delightfully situated in a 
beautiful valley on Town Fork, a 
small stream which falls into the 
S. I)ranch of Elkhorn river, 25 m 
E. S E. Frankfort, 76 E. Louis- 
ville, 88 S. Cincinnati. Lat. 38^' 
6' N. Lon. 85« 8' VV. It is regu- 
larly laid out, and contains a court- 
house, a market-house, a masonic 
liall, 3 banks, a lunatic asylum, a 
public library, the university build- 
ings, 2 female academies, 3 print- 
ing-offices, and 7 houses of public 
worship, 3 for Presbyterians, and 
1 , each for Episcopalians, Baptists, 
Mediodisls, and Roman Catholics. 
— The growth nf tliis town lia«. 



LEX 

been exceedingly rapid. In HO-?, 
it contained only about 50 houses, 
and the best farmers lived in log 
cabins. It is now a large and 
beautiful town, covered with state- 
ly and elegant buildings, and in 
wealth and refinement is scarcely 
surpassed by any place in the west- 
ern country. Pop. 5,279. The 
manufactuiing establishments are 
various and extensive. Here are 
i nail factories, which manufac- 
ture 70 tons of nails yearly, 2 cop- 
per and tin maimfactories, several 
cotton and woollen manufactories, 
3 steam grist mills, 2 steam paper 
mills, ropewalks on a large scale, 
besides tanneries, breweries, dis- 
tilleries, &c. — The country around 
Lexington is much admired for the 
beauty of its scenery, and is adorn- 
ed with many handsome country 
seats. 

Transylvania University in this 
place, is nndft- a board of 13 trus- 
tees, who are chosen biennially by 
the legislature. In 1820, the offi- 
cers were a president, 8 profes- 
sors, 3 tutors, 2 assistant tutors, 
and the principal of the preparato- 
ry department. The number of 
students in 1822, was 384, of whom 
46 were law students, 138 medi- 
cal students, 138 undcrgradilatcs 
and 62 in the preparatory depart- 
ment. The buildings consist of 
two college edifices of brick, one 
•I spacious biiilding, 1.30 feet by 50, 
3 stories high, containing a chap- 
el, four recitation rooms, a room 
for the library, and 30 rooms for 
students. The library contains 
about 3,000 volumes, and a consid- 
erable sum has recently been ex* 
pended in die purchase of a chem- 
ical and philosophical apparatus. 

Lexington, t. Stark co. Ohio. 
Pop. 539. 

Lexington, p-t. Jefferson co. Tnd> 



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LeydeHy t. Franklin co. Mass., Pop. 723.— t 
10§ m. W. Boston. Pop. 974. 

Leijden, p-t. Lewis co. N. Y. on 
Black river, 33 m. N. Utica 
N. \W. Albany. Pop. 1,203. 

LibeHij, t. Sullivan co. N. Y. on 
Delaware river. Pop 851. 

Libert'j, t. Adams co, Pa. Pop. 
1,027. — Columbia CO. 1,146. 



LIN 

Muskingum co. lO 

N. W. ZanesviUe. Pop. 710. 

L?7««, p-t. Livingston co. N.Y. 

115'lG m.W.Canandaigua,30 £. Bata- 

via, 224 from Albany. Pop. I,- 

9G3. 

Limerick, p-t. York co. Me. 35 
m. N. York, 30 N. W. Portland. 
It contains a flourishing academy, 



Liberty, p-t. and cap. Bedford 2 houses for public worship, 1 for 
CO. Va. 15 m. N. W. New-London, 'Congregationalists, and 1 for Bap- 



35 E. S. E. Fiiicastle, 40 from 
Rocky mount 

Liberty, co. Geo. Pop. 6,G95. 
Slaves 5,037. Chief t. Ricebo- 
rough. 

Liberty, p-t. and cap. Amite co 
Mississippi, ^b m. fr. Madison- 
ville. 

Liberty, p-t. Smith co. Ten. 20 
ni. S. Carthage. 

Liberty, p-t. Casey co. Ky. 

L?7/er<v, t. Adams co.Ohio. Pop 
1,143.— Butler CO. G m. E. Hamil- 
ton. Pop. 2,814.— Clinton co 
7 m. N. VVilmin'fton. Pop. 4-17 
— Delaware co. Pop. 550. — Fair- 
field CO. 10 m. N. Lancaster. Pop 
998.— Highland co. in which is 
Hillsborough. Pop. 1,G80.— Mont- 
gomery CO. 9m. \V. Dayton. — p-t 
rrumbull co. on Mahoning river 
i5 m. S. E. Warren. Pop. G84. 

Liberty, i. Washington co. Mo. 

Liberty-town, p-t. Frederick «o. 
Md, 12 m. N. E. Fredericktowu. 
4G m. from Washington. 

Lick, t. Jackson co. Ohio. Pop 
503. 

Licking, r. Ky. falls into the 0- 
hio, at ISevvport, after a course of 
more than 180 miles. It is naviga- 
ble 70 miles. 

Licking, r. Ohio, joins the Musk- 
ingum, opposite Zanesvrlle. iNofu' 
its mouth are extensive iron works. 

Licking, CO. Ohio. Pop. 11,- 
861. Chief t. ^'ewark. 

Licking, t. Licking co. Ohio. 



several mills. Pop. 
Columbia co. Pa. 



lists, and 
377. 

Limestone, 
Pop. 426. 

Limestone, CO. Al. Pop, 9,871, 
Slaves 2,919. Chief t. Cotton Port. 

Limestone creek, Ten. the N. E. 
branch of the Nolachucky. 

Limestone valley, Va. between 
the Bhie Ridge, and Alleghany 
mountains. 

Limington, p-t. York co. Me. on 
Saco river, 40 m. N. Saco. Pop. 
2,122. 

Lincoln, co. Maine. Pop. 53,- 
189. Cliicft. Wiscasset. 

Lincoh, p-t. Hancock CO. Me. 
27 m.N.W. Castine. 

Lincoln, t. Grafton co. N. H. 
151 va. N. Concord. Pop. 32. 

Lincoln, t. Addison co. Vt. 21 ra. 
S. W. Montpelier. Pop. 278. 

Lincoln, t. Middlesex co. Mass. 
IG m. N VV. Boston. Pop. 706. 

Lincoln, CO. "S.C. Pop. 18,147. 
Slaves 3,329. Chief t. Lincolnton. 

Lincoln, co. Geo, Pop 6,458. 
Slaves 3,063. Ciiieft. Lincolnton. 

Lincoln, CO. W.Ten. Pop. 14,- 
761. Slaves 2,250. Chief t. Fay- 
ettevilre. 

Z,2«coZ^2,co.Ky.Fop.9,979.Slaves 
3,0.53. Chief t. Stanford. 

Lincoln, t. Mercer co. Ky. on 
Dick's river, 12 m. S. E. Danville, 
11 IN. W Crab-orchard. 

TAucrdn, co. Mo. Fop. 1,66^. 
Skives 242. 



LIT 

Li7WoInton,}p-t. find cap. Lincoln 
CO. N. C. 41 m. fr. Charlotte, 46 
from Morgantown. 

Lincouiton, p-t. andcap. Lincoln 
CO. Geo. 40 ni. N. W. Augusta. 

Lincolnvilk^ p-t. Hancock co. 
Me. on the W. side of Penobscot 
bay, IG m. W. Castine. Pop. 1,- 
294. 

Linton, t. Coshocton co. Ohio. 
Fop. 673. 

Lisbon, p-t. Lincoln co. Me. on 
the Androscoggin, 23 m. VV. Wis- 
casset. Pop. 2,240. 

Lisbon., p-t. New-London co. 
Ct. on the Quinebang, 7 m. ?«i. 
ISorwich, 45 S. E. Hantord. Pop. 
1,159. 

Lisbon, p-t. St. Lawrence co. 
IS. Y.on the river St. Lawrence, 
3 m. below Ogdensburg. Pop. 930 
Lisbon, t. Lincoln co. Geo. at 
junction of Broad and Savannah 
rivers. 

' Lisle, p-i. Broom co. N. Y. 15 
m. N. Bingliamton, .120 from Al- 
bany. Pop. 3,083. 

Litchfield, p-t. Lincoln co. Me 
25 m. Pi. W. Wiscassct, 10 from 
Hallowell. Pop. 2,120. 

Litchjeld, p-t. Hillsborough co. 
N. H. on the Merrimack, 30 m. S. 
Concord. Pop. 465. 

Litchfield, co. Ct. Pop. 41,267. 
Litchfeld,\)-X. and cap. of Litch- 
field CO. Ct. 30 m. W, Hartford .; 
38 N. N. W. New Haven. Lon. 
73^ 15' W. Lat. 41^ 42' N. Pop. 
4,610. It is an elevated township; 
Mount Tom, near the S. W. cor- 
ner, is 700 feet above the river al 
its base. — Litchfield Great pond, 
the largest in the State, is a beau- 
tiful sheet of water, comprising an 
area of about 900 acres. At its 
outlet, are numerous valuable mill- 
seats. There are in Litchfield 4 
foi^,es, 1 slitting-mill, 1 nail manu- 
factory, 18 suw-mills, 6 fulling 



178 L I T 

mills, 5 large tanneries, besides 
several other manufacturing estab- 
lishments. There are 8 houses of 
public worship ; 4 for Congrega- 
tionalists, 3 for Episcopalians and 
1 for Baptists. In the Society of 
South Farms is Morris Academy, 
flourishing institution, establish- 
ed in 1790. The Latin and Greek 
angagues are taught at this sem- 
inary, and particular attention is 
paid to the morals of the students. 
Litchfield village, incorporated 
in 1818, is pleasantly situated a- 
long the summit of a hill, com- 
manding an extensive and delight- 
ful prospect. It contains a court- 
bonse, jail, bank,2 meeting houses 
and 84 dwelling houses. Here 
also is a private school for young 
ladies, which maintains a vexy 
distinguished reputation. The 
Litchfield Law School was estab- 
lished in 1784, by the Hon. Tap- 
))ing Reeve. In 1798, the Hon. 
James Gould was associated as a 
joint instinctor. This has been 
jusdy considered as the most le- 
spectable and systematic law 
school in the United States. The 
number of sludests educated since 
establishment is more than 600. 

Litchfield, t. Herkimer co. N. Y. 
10 mile^s S. VV. Herkimer, 10 S. 
Utica. Pop. 1,729. 

Liliz, p-t. Lancaster co. Pa. on 
a branch of Conestoga creek, 8 m. 
N. Lancaster, 66 W. by N. Phila- 
delphia. It is settled by Moravi- 
ans, and contains a church and 
academy. Pop. 300. 

Little beaver, r. joins Ohio river 
in Pa. after a S. E. course of 30 m. 
Little Britain, t. Lancaster co. 
Pa. Pop. 2,169. 

Little Compton, p-t. Newport co. 
R. I. 30 m. S.E. Providence. Pop 
1,580. 



LIT 17 

Little creek, t. Kent co. Del. 
Pop. 1,%3. — Sussex CO. 2,8j1. 

Little falls, p-v. in Herkimer, 
N. Y. Here is a canal round Lit- 
tle falls in the Moliawk. 

Little Macki7mw, r. 111. runs into 
the E. side of Illinois river, 15 m. 
below Fort Clark. It is navigable 
00 miles. 

Little Missouri, t. Arkansas, on 
Little Missouri river, a S. branch 
of the Wachita. 

Little rest, p-v. in South Kings- 
ton, and cap. vVashington co. R.I. 
^vith a court-house, bank, and 
Congregalional church. 

Little river, forms part of the 
boundary between N. C. and S.C. 
and runs into the Pedec. 

Little river, Geo. runs into the 
Savannah 30 m. above Augusta 
another, runs into the Oconee 12 
m. above Milledgeville. 

Litth river, in N. W. corner of 
La. the name of 2 tributaries of 
Red river, one from the N. and 
the other from the S. 

Ij/tle river, Ky. runs into the 
E. side of the Cumberland. 

Little river, lud. runs into the 
Wabash, abiivc Vincennes. 

Little rock, the seat of govern- 
ment ol' Arkansas ter. is on the S. 
\V. bank of the Arkansas, where 
the first hills occur in ascendin| 
the river. The land here iseleva 
ted 150 or 200 f(;et above the leve 
of the river, and has good springs 
of water. The great road from 
St. Louis to the Wachita and 
Natchitoches parses through tl 
place. The settlement was com- 
menced in 1820. Here is a print- 
ing-office from which a newspaper 
is issued. 300 m. from the mouth 
of the Arkansas, 130 below 
Dwight, 50 from the Wachita 

L7?f/€to7?, p-t. Grafton CO. N. H. 
on Connecticut river, over which 



9 hoc 

is abridge, 105 ni. N. Concord (the 

capital.) Pop. 1,096. 

Littleton, p-t. Middlesex co. 
Mass. 28 m. W. N. W. Boston. 
Pop. 955. ^ 

Littleton's Island, in the Forida 
stream. Lon. 81° 40' W. Lat. 24^ 
42' N. 

Little valley, t. Cataraugus co. 
N. Y.Pop.484. 

Lu-c/v/!o?-e,p-t. Oxford co. Me .on 
the Androscoggin, 18 m. N. E. Pa- 
is, 73 from Pordand. Pop. 2,174. 

Liverpool, p-v. N. Y. on the E. 
^horc of Onondaga lake, 3 m, fr. 
Sal in a. 

Liverpool, p-t. Medina co. Ohio, 
on Rocky river, 15 m. from its en- 
trance into Lake Erie, and 15 fr. 
Cleaveland. Pop. 179. Here are 
salt works. 

Livingston co. N. Y. Pop. 18,- 
4>i4'. Cliief t. Geneseo. 

Livingston, p-t. Columbia co. 
iN. Y. on die Hudson, 10 m. below 
Hudson, 40 below Albanv. Pop. 
1,938. 

Livingston, t. Essex co. N. J. 
Pop. 1,050. 

Livingston, co. Kv. Pop. 5,824. 
Slaves 1,020. Chief't. Smithland. 

Livingston s creek, N. C. runs 
into the W. side of the N. VV. 
branch of Cape Fear river. 

Livonia, p-t. Livingston co. N, 
Y. 20 m. S. W. Canandaigua. 
Pop. 2,427. 

LloJicVs Lake, bav on the S. coast 
of Florida. Lon. 80^ 50^ VV. Lat. 
25^18'N. 

Llo^jd's neck, (N. Y.) forming the- 
W. side of Huntington bay. 

Locke, p-t. Cayuga co. N. Y. 23 
m. S. E. Auburn. Pop. 2,559. 

Lockport, V. in Royalton, Niag- 
ara CO. N. Y. on the Erie canal, 
which here crosses die mountain 
ridge. The settlement was begun 
in 1821, and within 5 months 50 



L O N ISO L O N 

butldiuss were erected, tlie nura-I Londtm «7Vtv, p-i. Chester co 
ber of inhabitants was 337, aiid a Pa. Fop.1,097. 
priniiui-otnce was established from! Lc^'^g ^y. on the coast of N. C. 
which a weekly newspaper is is- and S. C. between the Ca|>e Fear 
sued. '2i)b m. W. Albany. |iiver and the Pedee. 

LodeAw .icadcmi/. See Stcnlcr- Lx^ng, or Ei^^ttmi miU beach, X. 
villf. J. between B;irnegat bay and Lit- 

LoJo. or .V.irf O.ypi, at the mouth tie Egg-harbour, 
of ilie Mississippi. Lon. 71'- -^ i Lcng hlami^yie. See Isi^sbO' 
W. Lat. '2l>- 10 -\. \nvigh. 

Lrftin' heights, p-v. Wilkinson. Lnvtg IsLvuL N. Y. extends fmm 
CO. Mississipoi. on the Mississippi, the city of New-York, in an east- 
38 m. by laiKi above Naicher. ollerly direcuon, 140 miles. Its 
by the river. (average breadth is 10 miles, and 

LogaHjt. Centre co. Pa. Pop. it contains 1.400 sq. miles. It is 
4ol . |di\ ided into three coimdes. King's, 

Log-on^ CO. Ky. Fop. 12,711. ^Queen's, and Sufiblk The >". 
Slaves -k019. Chief t. Russelville., side of the island is rough and 

Logan, CO. Ohio. Pop. 3.181. hiih. but the soil is well calcula- 
CkieTt. Belle foataine. jted for i-aidng grain, hay, and 

Logan^ p-t. and cap. Hocking fruit. The S. side lies low. with a 
CO. Ohio, on the N. side of the light sandy soil, but well adapted 
Hockhocking. 13 m. S. E. Lan- to giain, particularly to Indian 
caster. Pop. 100 jcorn. On the sea coast are ex- 

Lc>Mtio/7; t. Md. 5 m.S. W. Anna- tensive salt meadows. A beach 
polis. (of sand and stones runs along the 

Lxndon., p-t. and cap. Madison S. side of the island for lOO miles, 
CO. Ohio. 13 m. E. Spriusfield, 25 with various inlets, admitting \cs- 
W. Columbus. Pop. 132. jsels of 60 or 70 tons. The^ Ions 

London Britain, t. Chester co. narrow bay formed by the beach 
Pa. Pop. 42o. jis in the widest places. 3 m. broad. 

Liyidon^Un-u, p-t. Rockingham'Pop- 56.973. 
CO. N. H. 25 m. S. Concord. 36 Lc-ng Isli^id, Va. at the mouth of 
S. W. by \V. Portsmouth. Pop. York river. 

3,l?r, chiedy de»ceudan:s of emi- Long, or Great Islandy in Hob- 
grants from irehmd. It is a valu-'tou river, Tea. 43 m. fr. Abing- 
able affriculrund township, and.doa,Va. 

considerable attention is paid to; Z.t>«^ /i7<»u/, Florida in the eulf 
manufactures. It is divided imo*of Mexico. Lon. £2^ 55^ W. Laf 
2 parishes, and contains 2 Presby- 27- 50' N. 

terian churches, and a well ea-' L':'tg JsLfnd Sound, an inland 
dowed academy. jsea. from 3 to 25 miles broad, and 

Londcriderry, p-t. Windham co. about 140 long, dividing Long Isl- 
V:. 27 m. S. W. AViadsor. Pop.^and from Connecticut. It com- 
938. municates with the ocean at each 

LLVidcudcrr:j. t. Lebanon co.'end, and affords a very safe and 
Pa. Pop. 1;G29. — p-t. Chester CO. convenient navigation. 
Pop. 581. — t. Dauphin co. Pop.' L<>/^»t«t/0!r, p-t. Hampden co 
1,100.— Bedford co. Pop. 602. ?Mass. oa the B side of Connec- 



Lot' 181 L O L 

ticut river, 6 m. S. Springfield, 97 N. H 7 ni. >". E. Concord. Pop. 
W. Boston. Pop. 1,171. LG94. 

Long prairies, Choctaw settle-j Loudon, co. Va. on the Poto- 
ment, near the boundan.- between mac. Pop. 22.702. Slaves 5,729. 
Alabama and Mississippi, 140 m. Chief t. Leesbui-g. 
3. E. Mayhew. Here b a school^ Lovdl, t. Ox.ford co. Me. 20 xa. 
recently established, to the supporiiN. Paii=. Pop. 430. 
of which the Choctaws pay $1,000| LovdVs pond, >» . H. at the head 
annually, for IG years. 'of the E. branch of the Piscata- 

I^njr Pond, Me. chiefly in|qua. 
Bridgetown, 10 m. long, and Ij Lougherty's Creek, Ind. runs 
Ijroad, connected by Suiigo river into the Ohio, 11m. below Miami 
uill) Sebago lake. i river. 

Long Pond, Orange co. >'. Y.j Lowwa, co. in the central part of 
about IG ra. in circumference, |Va. Pop. 13,746. Slaves 7^560. 
discharges its waters into a branch Louisa chilto. S^e BiglLzck. 
of Passaic river. ] Lomsburg, {>t. and cap. F:ank- 

Long Swamp, L Berks co. Pa.'lin co. >'. C. on Tar river, 23 m. 
Pop. 1,. "HI. jX.E. Raleigh, 104 fr. Washing- 

Look-out Cape, 'S. C. the S. ton. 
poiA of Ocrecock inlet. Lon.j Louisiara This name was ori- 
76^ 38' \V. Lat. 34= 22 N. 'finally applied to the v.ho.e coun- 

Lookyt'.t Mou-niai-is, extend a-|tr\' west of llie Mississippi, iiiclu- 
CTOss the boundarv between Geo.jded within tlie limits of ilie Slates 
and Ten. and terminate abrupdyj of Louisiana and Missouri, and of 
6 m. E. of the Suck in Tennessee Arkansas and Missouri terrilories. 
river, 8 W. Bi-ain&rd. iln 1803, this country waspurchas- 

Lookout P«int, Md. at the junc-jed by the U. S. from France, for 
tion of the Potomac wi;h Chesa-jabout ^15,000,000. 
peake bay. j Lotdsiana, one of the U. S. 

Loramits creek, Ohio, runs Lntol bounded N. by Arkansais Ter. E. 
the Miami above Piqua. by the Stale of Mississippi ; S by 

LoreUOj t. Cambriaco.Pa. Pop. the ^ulf of Mexico ; and W. by 
44. jthe Spanish dominions. It extends 

Lorraine, p-i. Jefferson co. N. from !at. 29^ to 33- N and from 
Y. 9 m. E. Lake Ontario, 150 Ion. 89^ to 94-* W. and coutains 
W. >\ W. Albany. Fop. 812. ;48,220 square miles, or 30,360,- 

Lost creek ,X>];\io, runs into the;800 acres. It was admitted inro the 
E. side of the Miami, in Miami co.j Union in 1811. Pop. 153,407. Slaves 

Lost creek, t. Miami co. Ohio. G9.064. The value of the exports 
Pop. 567. ^ |in'l817, was 513,501,036. The 

Lost creek, Yigoco. Ind. flows to-jduties on merchandize paid in this 
wards the E. side of the Wabash.; State in 1315, was 5984,909. 
but before reaching it, is lost inj L(7um-27/«, p-t. St. Lawrence co. 
the sand. jN. Y. on the St. Lawrence, .30 m. 

Lost run, r. Vigo co. Ind. runs below Ogdensbunj. The village 
towards Oner creek, but before stands at "the head'ofbatteauxnav- 
reaching it, is lost in the sandi. igation on Racket river. Pop. 881. 

Loudouj p-t. Rockingham co.l 
13 



LOU 



182 



LU& 



Loviivilley p-t. and cap. Jefler 
son CO. Geo. on the Ogecliee,4C 
m. W. Augusta, 48 E. Miiledyje- 
vil!e,100 >}.\V.Sa» an.iah. Fop.G^4. 

Lauirville, p-t. and cap. Jeft«M 
sonco.Ky. is pleasantly sitiialcd 
on an elevated and beautiiul plain, 
on tiie S. bauk of tlie Oliio, imme- 
diately above die rapid>, I'-iO m 
beiow Cincinnati, 60 \V. Frank- 
fort. Lat. 38= 10' N. Lon. 8;,^ 
3iy W. Pop. 4,012. It contain, 
an elc-pawt coiiit-hoiife ; a jail ; a 
theatre ; 3 bank;*, one of .hem a 
brant h of the U. S. bank , an in- 
surance company: a markct-hou>.c; 
a l»o.s|)itai ; 3 hoii.'^es for public 
worship, I fc.r Roman Ciiiholic.c, 1 
for Presbyterian^, and 1 for Meth- 
odists ; 3 printing-ofitices ; and 670 
dwelling houses, principally b)ick 
— Amonattheman>!actuvinfirePiab- 
li.shments is a disvllery, estabiish- 
ed by a company formed in iNe'v- 
En^danH in lolG, and incorpora- 
ted in ihis State, muier il;i' name 
of the Hope Distillery company 
It is the most extensive cstab!i.-!i- 
ment of the kind in the U.S. yield- 
ing 1,2(K) gallons per dav. Here 
also are five tobacco n : an u facto 
ries ; a factory for the construc- 
tion of sleam enoines, in uhicl. 
about CO workmen aie employed ; 
a soa}) and candle manufactory, 
supposed to be the largest in tlu" 
western country, and produciiir 
12,000 jiounds of soap, and C,OOC 
pounds of candles per week ; a 
sMsar refinery ; a steam flour mill, 
and 2 steam saw mills. The com- 
merce of Louisvil'e and Shipping- 
port has increased astoni-hingi\ 
>\i(hin a few years. There are 
BOW upwards of 25 steam-boats, 
Bieasurinp^ together 6,050 ton': em- 
ployed in their con:mrrce. A ca- 
wararoimd the rapids of the Ohio 



at this place has long been in co*- 
tem;,lation. 

Lohistojon, t. Talbot co. Md. on 
aie\V. .side of Tuckahoe creek, 4 
.1. iN Kingston, 7 In. E. t.a on. 

Loivhill, t. Lehigh co. Pa. Pop. 
'03. 

Lowvilley p-t. Lewis co. JN. Y. 
on Black rivei,57 m. IN. Utica,lGO 
from Albany. Pop. 1,943. The 
village is liandsomely built, and 
i.o<.tains an acadenu. 

LoyalscHk, r. Pa. runs into the 
£. branch of the Susque iannah,26 
i«. above Sunbuiv. 

Loi uhock, p-t. La coming co. Pa, 
Pop. "1 ,425. 

Lvbec, p-t. and port of entry, 
VVashinj;ton co. Me. in Passama- 
fluo(kiy bay, on the n.aiu land 
whiili is here se|)arated froni the 
island of Campobelio by a' strait 
12 Hid? wide, ca!;ed the narrows 
c*:- Western entrance of the Bay. 
The harbour is spacimis, sheiier- 
ed from eveiy win(i, and np\er 

>sed by ire. Thf' tir>l setrie- 
in<^nts were made in 1815, and Lu- 
iioc now (1822) contaui^ a flour- 
ishing village V. iih G4 dwelling 
houses, 34 stores, ^e\ela! sliops, 
<lcc. and a handsome C«aigregation- 
li church; iheie is al.so ant-ther 
congrejiationa! church at Seward's 
lock. The inliabitants are chief- 
y engaged in commercial pursi,its, 
particularly in the lumber trade 
uid the fisheries, ^ost of the 
|iaister recei\f d into the U. States 
fi-om th.e British Provinces is ship- 
ed throiigh this port. Here is 
kept the cu>t(^ni-house for ti'c dis- 
hict of Prissnmafuiodib Lnbec 
lies 3 m. S. «;f Eastpoit, wiih uhich 

has a communica'ion bv a ferrv. 
28 m. E. Maclilas. Pop. 1,430. 
Lon. 07= 5' W. Lat. 44° 47' .\ . 

L■(//o^. p-!. Windsor ro. Vt. 16 

. W. W ifl.Jfaor. Fop, 1,144. 



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183 



LYN 



Ludlow, t. H impdpn co. Mass.; m. N.E. Darinioulh college. Pop 



12 m. N. E. Sprinofjcld, 100 W 
Boston. Pop. 1 ^R- 

Ludlow, or Yellow Sprincrs, t. 
Greene en. Ohio, y ni. N. Xenla. 
iVefjiionted on account of its med- 
icinal StMiugs?. 

Lud!ot.n,t. \Vashin;^ton co. Ohio. 
Pop. 2:.9. 

L'/inberlandjt. Sullivan co. N 
Y. on Delaware river. Pop. 569. 

Lvmberton, \)-X. and can. Robc- 
Kon CO. \. C. 3J m. S. S W. Fas- 
ettevilh?, 31 from Winneficld. 

L -"enbHrg, < -\. E-sex co. Vt. on 
Conne(;ticut river, 45 \n. E. N. E 
Moiitpelier. Pop. 8.56. 

L.tnenburg, p-t. Worcester co 
IVI;\ss. 25 m'. N. Worce-tei-, 45 IS 
W, Boston. Pop. 1,209. 

LunPHbuv^-, CO. in die S. nart of 
Va. Pom. 10,6G2. SI ives 6,663. 

La-gan. t. Franklin co. Pa 
Pop, 1,523. 

Luzerne, p-t. Warren co. N Y 
on the Hudson, 7 nj S. W. Cald 
Avell, 10 W. Sandvhill. Pop. 1.- 
430. 

Luzerre, co. Pa. Pop. 20,027 
Ciiitft. Wilkesl.arre. 

Luzerne, t. Fayette co. Pa. or. 
the Monons^ahela. 16 m. N. W 
Union. Pop. 1,010. 

L'icoming, co. Pa. Pop. 13,517 
Chief t. Wiilianisport. 

Lycoming, t. Lycoming co. Pa. 
Poir 1,210. 

Lvcami'ig creek, Pn. runs into 
theW. hranrdjofthe Susquehan 
null nt ?v'e%vl)errv. 



1,824. 

F^vme, p-t. New-London co. Ct. 
on the K. side of Connecticut river, 
1* its mouth, opposite Sa\bi'ook, 
40 m. E. Kew-IInven, 40 S. E. 
ilatiford. Pop. 4,069. It has 6 
houses of public worship, and a 
uun.ber of vessels are owned here, 
iMnt)loyed in the coasting t^ade. 

L'/we, 1. .Tefierson co. N. Y. on 
Lake Ontario. Pop. 1,724. 

Lijme, t. Huron co. Ohio. Pop 
235. 

Lnrite range, a branch of the 
Wliitc mountains, commencing a 
'ittle below Northampton, Mass. 
and running S. along liie east bank 
of Conupc'.icut river at the distance 
of 8 or 10 miles, till it terminates at 
Lyme on Long Island « ound. 

Lyvcliburg, p-t. and cap. Camp- 
bell CO. Va. on the S. bank of 
James river, 20 m. below the great 
falls, where the river Ijl-eaks 
.hroujh the Blue Ridge, 12m.N. 
Cami)bell C. H. 12 E. N. E. New 
London, 100 W. Richmond, 160 
S. W. Washington. All these dis- 
tances are measured in right lines. 
LoD. 79-20' W. Lat. 37^ 30' 26" 
\. It was established in 1786 ; in 
1793 contained only five houses ; 
was incorporated in 1805; and in 
1813 the town and vicinity contain- 
ed a court-house, jail, market- 
house, 2 l)anks, 4 houses of public 
worship, 1 for Presbvterians, 1 for 
Methodists, 1 for Friends, and 1 
for Baptists ; 7 tobacco ware- 



Dikins, t. Dauphin co. Pa, Pop. ho'isep, in which from 10 to 12,000 



1,188. 

LfiTiian. t. York co. Me. 25 m. N. 
York. Pop. 1,387. 



hogsheads of tobacco are annual- 
ly ins|-,ec:€d ; 3 flour mills, 1 pa- 
per mill, 1 carding machine, 3 



Lvman, t. Grafton co. N. H. onicoltovi and woollen manufactories, 
Connecticut river, 13 m. above a marble manufactory, 44 dry 
Haverhill. Pop. 1,270. joods' stores, 22 groceiv stores, 

!>?/?«€, p-t. GrJifton co. N. H. 11 [4 booksiores, and nuraerous oihet 



M A C 

trading and manufacturing ostab- 
lishraents. Tlie commerce of the 
town extends to the western coun- 
ties of Virginia, to Oliio, Ken- 
tucky, Tennessee and Carolina. 
The produciicns of this fertile and 
very extensive back country are 
brought to Lynchburg, and carried 
down the river in batteauxto Rich- 
mond. The principal articles arc 
tobacco, wheat, flour, hemp. buiter 
whiskey, beef, and live hogs. Pop. 
in 1818, estimated at 5,500. 

Liindebo rough, t. llillsborougl 
CO. N. H. 9 m. IS'. W. Amherst 
35 S.Concord. Pop 1.168. 

Lyndon, p-t. Caledonia co. Vt. 
33 m. N. E. Montpelicr. Pop. 1,- 
296. 

Lynn, p-t. Essex co. Mass. on 
the coast, 9 m. N. E. Boston, 6 S. 
VV. Salem. Pop. 4,515 It con- 
tains a bank, and 6 houses of pub- 
lic worship — 2 tor Methodists, 2 
for Congiegationalists, 1 for Bap- 
tists and 1 for Friends. This town 
Jias long been noted for the man- 
ufacture of ladies' shoes. The 
number made here in 1811, wa^ 
rstimated at 1,000,000 pairs. Thev 
are sent in large quantities to the 
southern states and W. Indies. 
Lijnn Beach connects the pcninsu 



laof rsahant with the main land. Fop. 1,723. 



1S4 MAC 

and is a favourite place of resoK 
for parties of pleasure from Boston, 
Salem, and Marblehead. 

Lynn, t, Lehigh co. Pa. Pop. 
1,644. 

Lynnfield, t. Essex co. Mass. 10 
m. W." Salem, 12 m. E. Boston. 
Fop. 59G. 

Lynnhaven bay, Va. at the S. 
end of Chesapeake bay, 7 m. W. 
Cape Henry. Here,' in 1781, 
the Count de Grassc moored the 
principal part of his fleet at the 
blockade ofYorktown. 

Lyons, p-t. Ontario co. N. Y. 
at the confluence of Mud creek 
with the oudet of Canandaigna 
lake, which here takes the name 
of Clyde river, and is crossd by the 
Erie canal. The village is hand- 
somely built on the banks of the 
canal, and has a flourishing trade, 

priming olTice from \\hich a 
newspaper is issued, several saw 
mills, and grist mills, a carding 
machine and flouring^ mill. Pop. 
3.972. 24 m. IN. E. Canandaigna., 
16 N. Geneva, 15 E. Palmyra, .3y 
E. Rochester. 

Lysander, t. Onondaga co. N. 
y. on Onondaga river, at the con- 
fluence of the Seneca, 20 m. IN 
Onondaga, 17 m. from Oswego 



M. 



Mac CoiNNELSEURG,p-t. Bed 
ford CO. Pa. with a medicinal 
spring. 26 ra. fr. Hagarstown. 

Mac Coiinetsville, t. and cap. 
Morgan co. Ohio, on the Musk- 
ingum, 25 m. S. E. Zanesville. 
Pop. 151. 

Macdonough, t. Chenango co. N. 
Y, Pop. 789. 

JVor/fias, r. Me, formed of two 



branches, the eastern and western^ 
which unite at a place within the 
town of Machias, called //te Rim. 
After the junction of the two 
branches, the river widens into 
a bay, called Machias Bay which 
communicates with the ocean 
at Cross island, G miles be- 
low. There are falls on each of 
the branches, about 3 miles above 



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'heir confluence, which aft'ord nu- 
merous seats tor mills. 

^\Jarkias,p-t. port of entry and 
can. Washinston co. Me. on Ma- 



chias bav, 221 m. N. E. Port- 
land. Lat. 44° 40' N. Pop. in 
1810, l,hlO; in 1820, 2,033. The 
principal settlement is at the falls 
of east branch of Machias riv 
er. At the falls of the west branch 
of the river, is another consider- 
able village. A bridj^c is erected 
acros.s Middle river between the 
two vilhges,which,with the cause 
way, is 1,900 feet long. Machias 
contains a court-house, jail, 2 Con- 
gregational churches,and an acad- 
emy. The academy, called Wash- 
ington Acadomy, is in the eastern 
viilnge. The building, which is 
50 feet by 38, and two stories high, 
Avas presented by the inhabitants 
of the village, together with a 1 
brary and philosophical apparatus 
valued at .'jf 1,500. In addition, the 
academy is endowed with jgf 14,000 
producti\e funds. Tiiere is a post- 
oflQce at each of the sctllements. 
Machias is a thriving town, and 
carries on considerable trade, 
principally in lumber. Here are 
26 saw-mills, which rut on an av- 
erage upwards of 10,000,000 feet 
of boards in a year. 

Mcickintosh, co. Geo. Pop. 5,- 
129. Slaves 3,715. Chief t.Da- 
rien. 

Mar Kean, co. Pa. Pop. 728. 
Chief t. Cerestown. 

Mac Kean, t. Erie co. Pa. Poj). 
440. 

Mac Kean, t. Licking co. Oliio. 
Pop. 303. 

Mackinaw. See MichUlimacki- 
nack. 

Mic Malion^s creek, Ohio, runs 
into the Ohio, 5 m. below Wheel- 
ing. 

Mac Minn, co. E, Ten, Pop. 



MAD 

Slaves 153. Chief t.Cal- 



1,623. 
houn. 

Mac Minville, p-t. and cap. War- 
ren CO. W. Ten. S. E. Nashville. 

Macokelch, r. falls into the Mis- 
sissippi, in lat. 42° 23' N. 

M.iromb, CO. Michigan Tcr 
Chief t. Mount Clemens. Pop 
893. 

Maaing'i, t. Lehigh'co. Pa. Poj) 
2,802. 

Madburu, t. Strafford co. N. 11 
11m. N. W. Portsmouth, 36 from 
Concord. Pop. 5,'39. 

Maddinsboroi/gh, t. Mo. 15 ni. 
S. St. Genevieve. 

Madison, t. Somerset co. Me. on 
the Kcnncbcck.9 m. N. Norridgc- 
work Pop. 881. 

Madison, CO. N. Y. Pop. 32,- 
208. Chief t. Eaton. 

Madison, p-t. Madison co. N. 
Y.20m. S. W. Uiica, 113 W. Al- 
bany. Pop. 2,420. It contains 
2 churches, 1 for Coiigregational- 
ists;, and I for Baptists. 

Madison, t. Columbia co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,330. 

Madison, co. Va. Pop. 8,490. 
Slaves 4,612. Chief t. Madison. 

Madison, t. and cap. Madison co. 
Va. 4.3 m. from Fredericksburg. — 
t. Amherst co. on James river, op- 
posite Lynchburg. 
^ Madison, co. Geo. Pop. 3,73.3 
Slaves 904. 5 m. from Dauiels- 
ville, (the chief town) are spiings 
much frequented. 

Madison, p-t. and cap. Morgan 
CO. Geo. 

Madison, co. Al. Pop, 17,48i. 
Slaves 8,622. Chief t. Hunts- 
ville. 

Madison, co. Ky. Pop. 1.5,9.j4. 
Slaves 4,154. Ciji'ef t. Richmond. 

Madison, co. Ohio. Fop. 4,799. 
Chief I. London. 

Madison, t. Butler co. 0!)io,*on 
Miami river, 14 m. above Hamll- 



M A L 

t. Champlain co. O- 



-■\I AD iClj 

ton. Pop. 1 ,8-:6.— Clark co. 91b.—! Mad river 

Colnmhiana co. 1,030.— Fiirfieldjhio. Pop. 1,34 J.— Clark co.73-i. 
ro. 7 ni. S. Lancaster. Pop. 616. — ] Mahauicngo, r. Pa. fa!!^ into the 
Fayette co. Pop^ 1.220. — Frank-E. side of the Su=<quehannah, 18 
Jin CO. 10 m. S. E. Colimibiis. ni. below Sunbuiy. 
Pop. 1.097. — ;>t. Gcaigi co. onj MahayJta}:^o, Lou-er, t. Schuyl- 
lake Erip.ai tije niculh ot" Grand kiilco. Pa. Pop. 9.^. — Uj^per, 863. 
river. Pop. 931. — t. G'jc-rn.-ey co.] Mahoning, v. Pa. run'; info the 
10 ra. N. E. Cambridge. Pop. 64-3.; Alleghany, o m. below Franklin. 
— p-t. Ha^^-'ilton CO. — t. Jii«:;iiand: Mahc^'iug, t. Cohuubia co. Pa. 
CO. Pop.l,ir2.— Jackson C0.515.— Pop. 1,478. 
Licliinzco. 5^:4 — Montcjomerv co.i Mahoniner, t. 



Mercer co. 
Indiana eo. 



Pa. 

Pa. 



g-uiucf, unu ^ Ciiurrj'cs.jirup. i.iy.i. 

MfUhodisls, ani 1 for Pres-| Maideuhead, t. Hunterdon co. 
in-5. I. is the second towniN. J. 6 yi. >'. E. Trenton. Pop. 
in the State. '1.086. 



" m. W. Dayton. Pop. 999.— : Pop, 1,6477 ' 

M'-kinfTusn co. oSS. — Pcri-\- co. Midio-'insr, t 

7 ra. :>. E. Sojrerset Pop. 8;3(3.— 'Fop. 1,1067 

Pickaway on. 10 m. N- Circleville.| Mcuionino^, r. rises in Ohio, and 

Pop. S71. — Richland co. Pop. 552.joins the Oisio in Pa, 

— Scioto CO. 10 m. N. E. Ports-I Mahonv, p-t. Northumberland 

month. Poj). 591. |co. Pa. Pop. \,e>o'd.—Loiver^ t. 1,- 

Midison^ p-t. and cap. .TeffersoniSH. — Little, 4-17. 
CO. Ind. on the Ohio, 43 m. a'ove' Mtide-; rreck, Pa. runs into the 
the fall-;,75 below Cincinnati. Pop.iSchuvlkiil, 7 m. i\. Reading. 
in 1819. 1.300. It has a bank,| Maiden creek, t. Bevks co. Pa. 
priming-office, and 2 churrlie'^.lPop. 1.192. 

1 for Met - - 

bytcrian- 

in size in the gtate. '1,086. 

Mndiscp. CO. Fil. Pop. 13550.1 Miiusto/,e, p-t. JL-^Fcyi co. Vt. on 
Chief t. Edwardsville. jConnecticut riverj, 53 m. IS'. E. 

MadiscTi, CO. Mo. Pop. 2,047. jMontpciier. Pop. 1G6. 
Shve^371.' Chieft. Frederitklon.j .Vt/?.;c, one ot"' the V. State.-, 

M.nliso:!, one of tlie ftrrks of the-boandocl N. \V. and >'. by Lower 
I''.II<5f)uri. jCanada; E. hy New Brunswick : 

M'uUsonviUe. p-t. St. Tamn'.auy'S. l)y the Atlantic, and W. by N'ew 
CO. La. on lake Ponchartiain, aijHamp.«.hire. It lies between 43^ 
the mouth of the Cijefnncti, 270.y and 48'-' N. lat. and between 
m. N. ^ew Orleans, 127 N. ?i ate 11-66° 49^ and 70^ 55' W. Ion. and is 
ez. {estimated to contain 32,000 sq. 

.■»f!3i/2.?o«vi7/e,]>t. and cap. Hop-:mile.-:. or 24.430.000 acres. It is 
kins eo. Ky. jdividcd in*o counties and towns. 

Madrid/p-t. St. LaAvrencc, CO.. Pop. 297,335. The value of ex- 
N. Y. cnthe river St. Lawrence. 'ports tor the vear ending Sept. 
r,0 m. below Kingston, 110 aboveoO'h, 18'20, was 51,108,030. The 
Montreal. Pop. 1,930. See IFoW-value of raanafactnres in 1810, 



)(rt077. 



was .*53.741,116. Maine was ad- 



Mad river, N. H. fails into the luitted into the Union in 1820. 
Pemiecwasset. at Canipton. t Moke:Cld, iMirer, t. Buck? co. 

Mad rir.r. Ohio, run>, into the, Pa. Pop. l.^lOi.—l'pi^r^ 1.367. 
E.sidc of the Miami, at D.iyton. 1 M-ildcn, t. Middl'-?c.K co. Ma^. 



MA^ 



187 



MAN 



roanected with Charlestown by a Manchester, p-v. Nlasnra co. N 
brid^je over Mystic river. 4m.:Y. atthc falls of llie Niagara, 20 
N.Boston. Pop. 1,731. Here are m. N. Buffalo, 7^ S. Lewistowii 
extensive dye houses, and a large Here are extensive and valuab!- 
nail factory.' mills, and a bridge ingenious!; 

.'Vfo/o7?f, formerly Ezravilh, p-t. constructed, just above the falls t: 



and cap. Franklin co. N. Y. 42 m. 
W. Piattsburg, 220 N. Albany. 
Fop. 1,130. The village stands on 
Salmon river. 

Malta, t. Kennebec CO. Me. 8 ra. 
E. Aiigusia. Pop. 1,054. 

Malta, t. Saratoga co. N. Y. G 
m. W. Sa-.aiotra C. H., 25 N. Al- 
bany. Pop. 1,518. It has 2 chur- 
ches, 1 for Presbyterians, and 1 
for Methodists. 

Malta, t. Morgan co. Ohio. 
Pop. 64. 

Mimakating, p-t. Sullivan co 

j^_ y -- . - - 

2,702 



Goat Island. 

Manche.^ter, X. York co.Pa. Pop. 
1,949.— /res/, 1,073. 

Manchester, p-t. Baltimore c^ 
Md. 33 m. from Baltimore, 45 
from Carlisle. 

Manchester, p-t. Chesteifield co. 
Va. on James river, oppo-^ite Rich- 
mond, uith which it is connected 
by bridges. 

Mavcliester, t. Morgan co. Ohio. 
Pop. 2S)8. 

Mandan, Indian village, on Mis- 
souri river, l.GOO miles from the 
93ii m. fr. Newbu.g. Pop. Mississippi. Lon. 100^ 50' W. 
It contains 2 ciuirclies, 1 Lat. 47^ 20' iS. Here Lewis and 



for Congregationalists, and 
Baptist 

Manmroneck, p-t. Westchester 
to. N. Y. on Long Lsland Sound, 
23 m. N. E. New-York. Pop. 
878. lis harbour admits vessels 
of 100 tons. 

Manalcn, t. Adams co. Pa. Pop. 
1,872. 

Manchac,i. La. on the E.bank 
of the Mississippi, 20 m. below Ba- 
ton Rouge. 

Manchac Baycv. See Ihlerville 

Manchester, p-t. and halfshire. 
Bennington co. Vt. on the Batteu- 
kill, 21 m. N. B-jnuington. Pop. 
1,508. ^ 

Manchester, t. Hillsborough co. 
N. H. on the E. bank of the Mer- 
rimack, across which is a bridge, 
IG m. S. Concord, 42 W. Ports- 
mouth. Pop. 761 

Manchester, p-t. Es.<:ex co. Mass. 
on t!ie coast, 8 m. E. N. E. Salem, 
23 N. E. Boston. Pop. 1,201. 
The inhabitants are o::tcnsivclv 
cnga'rcd in l!ie tisheries. 



forjClark encamped during the win- 
ter of 1804-5, on their voyage up 
the Missouri. This place has 
been selected by the government 
of (he U. S. for a militai-j- post, 
and it is well situated to prevent 
the Hudson bay company from 
extending their trade toward.s the 
head waters of the Missouri, and 
along the Rocky mountains, with- 
in our territory ; which tract of 
country is said to have fur of a 
better quality, and in greater 
abundance, than any other portion 
of North America. This port is 
only 150 miles S. of the establish- 
ment of the Hud.son bay cojupany, 
on As.'.iniboin river, and is connec- 
ted with it, by a good road. 

Manhatta7ifiile, v. on* the Hud- 
son, 9 m. above New -York city. 

Manheim, p-t. Montgomery co. 
N. Y. on the M^ha^^k, 25 m. W. 
Johnstown, CO W. Aibanv. Pop. 
1,777. 

Manheim, Schuylkill co. Pa 
Pop. 2.164— Vork'co. j;.30tl.— p-i 



MAN 188 

Lancaster co. 11 m.from Lancas- 
ter, 77 W. Philadelphia. Pop. 
1,600. 

Maniiou, r. Mo. runs into the N. 
side of the Missouri below Frank- 
lin. 

Manitouirank, r. Michigan Ter. 
rises near Lake Winnebago, and 

fer a course of 60 or 70 miles, 
Is into Lake Michigan. 

Maniius, p-t. Onondaga co. N. 
Y. on the Erie canal, 10 m. E. 
Onondaga, 187 W. Albany. Pop. 
5,372. It contains a cotton factory, 
und a printing-office from which a 
newspaper is published. In the 
village are about 100 houses, and 
3 churches, 1 each for Episcopa- 
lians Presbyterians, and Metho- 
dists. In Limestone creek in this 
town, there is a perpendicular fali 
of 100 feet. 

Manningtorij t. Salem co. N. J. 
Pop. 1,732. 

Manor, t. Lancaster co. Pa. 
Pop. 2,642. 

Mansfield, t. Chittenden co. "^'t. 
20 m. 'N. Burlington. Pop. 60. 
Mansfield mountain is one of the 
loftiest of the Green Mountains. 

Mansfieldy p-t. Bristol co. Mass. 
12 N. 'raunti)n, 26 S. W. Boston. 
Pop. 1,222. 

Mansfield, p-t. Windham Ct. 28 
m. E. llarttbrd. Pop. 2,993. It 
contains 5 houses of public wor- 
ship. 

Manrf:eld, t. Sussex co.' N. J. 
on the Musconecunk, 7 m. S. E. 
Oxford. Pop. 2,757. 

Mansfield, t. Burlington co. N. 
.T. 8 rn. W. Burlington. I'op. 
1.937. 

Mai.sf.dd, p-t. and cap. Rich- 
iand CO. Ohio, 73 m. N. E. Colum- 
bus. Pop. 288. 

Mantua, p-t. Poitaje co. Ohio, 
on Cuyahoga river, lU hi. N. Ra- 
vPTtna. Pop. 64-1. 



MAR 

Manuel's fort, Missouri Ter. on 
the Yellowstone. Lon. 106° 30^ 
VV. Lat.46^N. 

Marartiec. See Merrimack. 

Marathon, p-t. and cap. Law- 
rence co. Al. on Tennessee, r. at 
the head of the Muscle shoals, 45 
m. W. Huntsrille. 

Marblehead, p-t. Essex co. Mass. 
4 m. S. E. Salem, 16 N. E. Bos- 
ton. Lat. 420 32' N. Lon. 70* 
50' W. It contains a bank, cus- 
tom-house, and 5 houses of public 
worship, 2 for Congregationalists, 
I for Episcopalians, 1 for Metho- 
dists, and 1 i"or Baptists. The har- 
bor lies in front of the town, and 
extends from S. W. to IS . E. about 
a mile and a half in length, and is 
half a mile broad. It is conven- 
ent, and well defended by Foil 
Sewall. The inhabitants of this 
town are more extensively enga- 
ged in the bank fisheries than any 
other in the U. S. Pop. 5,630. 

Marbletoivn, p-t. Ulster co. N. 
Y. 10 m. W. Kingston. Pop. 
3,809. 

Marcellvs, p-t. Onondaga €0. N'. 
Y. on Skencateles lake. Poj>. 
G,.')03. In this town is the villagti 



of Skeneateles. 

Marcus hook, p-t. Dela-\vare co. 
Pa. on the Delaware. 20 m. below 
Philadelphia. 

Marengo, co. Al. Pop. 2,933. 
Slaves 866. Chief t. White Bluff. 

Margallmray, r. rises in the 
highlands tliat sepamte Maine 
from Canada, and flowing S. into 
New Hampshire, receives die wa- 
fers of Umbagog lake, and takes- 
the name of Androscoggin. 

Margaretta, t. Huron co. Ohio. 
Pop. 192. 

Margarelt's creek, Ohio, runs in- 
to the Ilockhocking opposite A- 
thcns. 

Ming«crettvvi{lr. v. \Ya<liinntT.u 



MAR 189 

CO. Md. 10 m. S. by E. Elizabeth 
town. 

Margoty V. Mississippi, joins the 
Mississippi, in lat. 35^ 28' N. 

Maria., r. rises in the Rockj 
Mountains, andjoins the Missouri 

60 m. below the Great Falls. 
Marianne Island.<f, 3 small island; 

in Lake Borgnc, Mississippi. 

Marie, r. 111. runs into the Mis- 
sissippi, between the Auvase and 
the Kaskaskias. 

Marietta, bor. and p-t. Lancas 
ter CO. Pa. on the E. side of the 
Susquehannah, 12 m. W. Lancas 
ter.- Pop. l,54o. 

Marietta, p-t. and cap. Washing 
ton CO. Ohio, on the VV. bank ot 
the Oliio river, immediately above 
the mouth of the Muskingum, 178 
in. below Pittsburg, 93 E. by N 
Chillicothe, 109 S! E. Colunibu.s 

61 S. X. Zanesville. Lat. 39° 25 
N. Lon. 81O30' W. It contain; 
the county buildings, a land office 
academy, bank, printing-office 
and Presbyterian meeling-house 
Ship-building is carried on here to 
a considerable extent. The situa 
tion of the town is unfortunate 
parts of it being liable to annua 
inundation. Pop. 2,036. 

Morion, district, S. C. Pop. 
10,201. Slaves 3,463. Chief t 
Gilesborough. 

Marion, co. Geo. Pop. 6,992. 
Slaves 1,463. 

Marion, p-t. and cap. Twiggs 
CO. Geo. Pop. 193. 

Marion, co. Al. between the 
Tuscaloosa and Tombi^bee. 

Marion, co. Mississippi. Pop. 
3,116. Slaves 1,232. Chief t, 
Fords. 

Marion, co. E. Ten. Pop. 3,888. 
Slaves 167. 

Marion, co. Ohio, formed in 
18"?0ift the Indian Reservataoiu 



MAR 



Marion, co. Ind. lately formed*. 
Chief t. Indianapolis. 

Marlborough, t. Cheshire co. N- 
H. 5 m. S. E. Keene, 58 fr. Con- 
cord. Pop. 776. 

Marlborough, p-t. Windham, co. 
Vt. 44 m. S.Windsor. Pop. 1,296- 

Marlborough, p-t. Middlesex co. 
Mass. 16 m.E. Worcester, 28 W. 
Boston. Pop. 1,952. 

Marlborough, p-t. Hartford co. 
Ct. 17 ra. S. E. Hartford. Pop. 
839. 

Marlborough, t. Ulster co. N. Y. 
on the Hudson, 23 m. below 
Kingston. Pop. 2,248. It has 2 
houses of public worship, 1 for 
Quakers, and 1 for Presbyterians. 

Marlborough, t. Montgomery co. 
Pa. Pop. 839.— East, t. Chester 
CO. 993. — West, So^. 

Marlborough Lower, p-y. Calvert 
CO. Md. onthe Patuxent ; 30 m. 
S. W. Annapolis. — Upper, p-t. and 
cap. Prince George co. onthe Pa- 
tuxent, 21 ra. S. \V. Annapolis. 

Marlborough, district, S. C. Pop. 
6,425. Slaves 3,033. 

Marlborousrh, t. Delaware co. 
Ohio. Pop ."300. 

Marlou^, t. Cheshire co. N. H. 
50 m. W. Concord. Pop. 597. 

Marple, t. Delaware co. Pa. 
Pop. 700. 

Marsh field, p-t. Washington co. 
Vt. 12 111. E. Montpelier. Pop. 
710. 

Marshfeld, p-t. Plymouth co. 
Mass. on the sea coast, 1.5 m. N. 
Plymouth. Pop. 1,532. 

Marsh island, isl. Me. at the 
Great falls in Penobscot I'iver, 4 
. above Bangor. 

Marshpee, t. Barnstable co.Mass. 
on the sea coast, 13 m. S. W. 
Barnstable. Pop. 1.50. 

Marshy hope, r. Md. the N. W. 
rasch of the Na-nticoke. 



N. C. Pop. 6,320 
Chief t. Williams- 



M A R 190 

Marthas river, rune into the 
Missouri, 60 m. above the mouth 
of the Yellowstone. 

Martha' sviile^ v. Mo. on the riv- 
er Missouri, 40 m. W. St. Charles. 

MarthCs Vineyard, isl. Mass. 
forming part of Dukes co. It lies 
aiitttie VV. of JXaniucket, between 
40>2 IT and 41^^ 29' N. lat. an. 
between 70° 22' and 70^ oQ' \\ 
Ion. It is 21 miles long, and on 
an average 6 broad, and contains 
about 3,000 inhabiiants. Cattit 
and slieep are raised liere in jjrea 
numbers, and grain in safficien 
quantity for (he supply of the in- 
habitants. Chief t. Ildgartown. 

Martick, t. Lancaster co. Pa 
Pop. 1,701. 

Martin, co 
Slaves 2,840. 
ton 

M'rtin, CO. Ind. Pop. 1,032. 

M'ii'tvi islands, Michigan ter. 
in Lake Huron, the largest of 
which is 9 miles in circumference. 
They contain gypsum. 10 m. IN. 
E. Michiilimackinac. 

Murtiiisbiirs:, p-t.and cap. Lew- 
is CO. N. Y. ^Pop. 1,497. It has u 
couri-house,jail, and Presbyleriaii 
churclij also sevei al mills on Roar- 
ing creek w hich here empties it- 
self into Black river, and has fails 
of 80 feet. 48 m. W. Utica, 42 S. 
E. Sackets Harbor. 

Martinshurg, p-t. Berkley co 
Va. 8 m. S." of the Poiomar, 2;"; 
m. from Bath, 24 iN. E. Winches 
ter, CO l\. \V. Washington. Ii 
contains a court-house, jail, 2 
chnrclies, and about 80 dwelling 
lioiises. 

Martinsinlie. p-t. Henry co. Va. 
166 m. S.W. Petersburg 



MAR 



MartinsriUc, p-f. and cap. Guil 
ford CO. JN. C. on t!ie E. side'of Ohio, on Mill creek, 15 m 
Buffalo creek, a branch of HawiDclawarc, 27 N, W. Cclun 



river, 48 m. N. W. Hillsborough, 
27 E. Saiem. Lon. 79^ 43' W'. 
Lai. 36° 5' N. In the neighbour- 
hood of this town a battle was 
Inight 15th March, ]781,.bctween 
the Americans and t!\e British. 
Marii Jinn, t. Licking co. Ohio. 

Po;,. 573. 

Manjland, p-t. Otsego co. IS, 
V. 16 m. S. Ccoperstown. Pop. 
1,439. 

Martjlaiid, one of the U. States, 
bounded JN. by Pennsylvania; E. 
Iiy Delaware and the Atlantic ; S. 
md W. by Virginia. It lies be- 
tween Ion.'750 10' and 79° 20' W. 
and between lat. 38° and 39° 44' 
N. and contains 13,9J9 sq. miles, 
or 8,933,760 acres, of which one 
lifih is water. Chesapeake bay 
runs through the state from N. to 
S. dividing it into two parts. The 
part E. of the bay is called the east- 
ern shore ^)id the partW.of thebay, 
the western shore. Pop. 407.300, 
of whom 260,264 are whites, 107,- 
288 slaves, and 39,748 free blacks. 
The value of manufactures in 
1810, was ;^'l 1,468,794. The priii- 
•ipal exports are flour and tobac- 
iO. The value of the exports for 
ihc year ending Sept. 30d), 1820, 
. as'^'6,609,364, of which ^1 ,927,- 
766 \vas foreign produce. Mary- 
and is the third state in the Union 
\\\ amount of shipping. In 1815, 
he number of Ions v^•as 156,062. 

M'lrij/and Point, Md. formed by 
a bend in Potomac river, 12 m. W. 
Port Tobaco. 

Mnrijsville, t. and caj). Charlotte 
00. Va. 

Marijsvillc, p-t. and cap. Blount 
CO. E. Ten. 15 m. S. Knoxville. 
Here is a bank. 

Manisvillc.X.'And cap. Union co. 
S.W, 
bos. 



MAS 



191 



M AtJ 



Mascomy, r. N. H. discharges 
the naters of Mascomy pond into 
Connecticut liver. 

MascoHthi, V. 111. joins the Wa- 
bash above Vincennes. 

Mason, t. Hillpborouffh co. N. 
II. 50 m. S. Concord. Pop. 1,313. 

Mason, CO. Va. Po|). 4,368. 
Slaves 693. Chief t. Point Pleas- 
ant. 

Mason, CO. Ky. Pop. 13,588. 
Slaves 3,3(56. Chief t. May.'^ville 

Masnn, t. Laurence co. Ohio 
Pop. 289. 

Masonvillc. p-t. Delaware co 
N. Y. 21 m. W. Delhi, 8 E. Bain- 
bridge. Pop. 719. 

Massdbt'Hck pond, about 3 miles 
long, chicflv in Chester N. H 

Mdfisac Fort, an old French fort 
on the W. bank of llie Oliio, just 
below the mouth of the Tennessee. 
Lat. 370 1.yN. 

M:tssackmc!ts, one of the U. 
States, bounded N. by Vermont 
and New- Hampshire ; E. by thr 
Allanlic ; S.byRliodc Island and 
Connecticut ; and W. by i\tvv- 



Yoik. 



United Slates. No state is so ex- 
tensively engaged in the fi?hrries. 
The principal exports are fish, 
beef, lumber, pork, ardent spirits, 
whale oil, and various manufac- 
tures. The value of exports in 
I8':'0 was ,'^11,008,922, of which 
^'7,14-7,l-37 wa*, foreign produce. 

Mcissachnsetts bay, between ('ape 
Ann on the Ps. and Cape Cod on 
the S. 

Massacre hland, Al. 2 m. E. 
Horn island, 10 iVom U)e mainland. 

Massaiimmy , r. Ind. unites with 
Little river a'. Fort Tccumsch to 
form the Wabash. 

Massena, p-t. St. Lawrence co. 
N. Y. on the river St. Lawrence. 
Pop. 9W-. 

Marsein, (probably a corruption 
of Mont Cente.) a hill on the S. 
side of the Arkansas, near Fort 
Smiih. It gi\es name to a creek. 

M'issies creek, Ohio, joins the 
Little Miami, 4 m. above Xenia. 
There are falls near its mouth. 

MiUanza river, an inlet of the 
ea on the E. coast of Florida, 20 



lies between 41° 23'|m. S. St. Augustine. 



and 43° .52' N. lat. and betweenj Maiherstoic7i, p-t. Ashtabula co. 
-''■■— Ii'Ohio. 

or Matilda, v. Fairfax co. Va. on 
4,614,000 acres. Itisdivided info the Potomac, near the (Jreat fall. 



69° 50' and 73° 10' W. Ion. 
contains 7,250 square miies, 



14 ooun'.ies, and 290 towns. Poj). 
5'2;5,287. 

Massachusetts is the tliird state in 
the Union in amount of mar.ufHC- 
lures. The value in 1810, was 
;^21, 895,528. The principal arii 
cles are coUon goods, articles of 
leather, ardent spirits, cordage, 
Avroughtand cast iron, nails, wool- 
len goods, ships, straw bonnets, 
and lints. In amount of .shippinsr, 
Mn^-achusetts is the first state in 
the Union. In 1815, before Miine 
was -ppara^ed, the number of tons 
I was 452.273, which was about one 
third of the whole !>hipping of the 



Matinicus, islands Me. S. of 
Penobscot bay. Lon. 68° 20' W. 
Lat 43° 56' N. 

Ma'ialuck, r. Ct. which at Wa- 
terbury, takes the name of Nauga- 
turk. 

Maltnpony, r. Va. rises in Spot- 
sylvania CO. and running S. E. 
joins the Pamunky at Delaware, 
to form York river. It admits 
loaded flats to Downer's bridge, 
70 m. above its racjoth. 

Muttheics, CO. Va. on the W. 
shore. Pop. 6,920. Slaves 3,186. 

Maianee, or Miami h-iy, at the 
W. end of Lake Erie, about 12 



MAY 



192 



miles wide which sets up 12 or 15 Y. 8 m. N 
jpiles in Michigan ter. !lts en- 
trance is 6 miles wide. 

Matimee, or Miami of the Lake. 
r. Ohio, is formed by the union oti 



MEA 

E. Johnstown, 40 N. 
W.Albany. Pop. 2,025. 

Mau field, i. Cuyahoga co. Ohio 
Pop. 159. 

Mayhew, station of the Ameri- 



the St. Joseph's and the St. Mary'sjCan Board of Foreign Missions 
at Fort Wayne, and after a N. E. among the Choctaws, established 
course of 120 miles, enters Man- in 1820. It is on the borders of 
mec bay in Lake Erie. It is navi- an extensive prairie on the S. side 
gable throughout its course, with of Ook-tib-be-ha creek, 12 m. 
the exception of the shoals ex- above its junction with the Tom- 
tending 15 miles and terminatingjbigbee, about 100 m. E. Elliot. 
18 miles from its mouth. Below|The number of the Mission family 

The property of 

stock, and build- 

Lon.CSOlo'W. 



the shoals is a vaUialjle fishery. in 1822 was 15. 
Maumee, p-v. and cap. Wood co.'all kinds, land? 



Ohio, on the Maumee river, oppo- 
site Fort Meigs. 

Mniirepas, lake. La. is connec- 
ted by (h(! Ibberville with the river 
Mississippi, and communicates by 
an outlet of 7 miles, with Lake 
Ponchartrain. It is 10 miles long 
and 7 broad, and has 12 feet water. 

Mmirive, r. JN. J. runs into Dela- 
ware l)ay in Cumberland co. and 
is navigable 20 miles for vessels of 
100 tons. 

Maurice, t. Cumberland co. N. 
J. Pop. 2,411. 

Maury, co. W. Ten. Pop. 22,- 
140. Slaves 6,420. Chief t. Co- 
larabia. 

Manvaii-e terre, or Yellow banks. 
an elevated spot on the E. side of 
the Illinois r. 80 miles by the 
stream from its mouth. 

Moxatawj. t. Berks co. Pa. Pop. 
1,847. 

May Cape, N. J. the N. cape at 
the entrance of Delaware bav. 
LoD. 74° 5G' W. Lat. 39° N. 

Mayaco, large lake, Florida, 
said to be 75 miles in circumfer- 
ence, and to bo the source of the 
river St. John's. Streams flow 
from it both E. and W. into the 
sea. 

Mau/icld, t. Montgomery co. N. 



ings was 59,305. 
Lat. 33020^ IN. 

Maijiiesboro' , t. Coos co. N. H-. 
140 m. from Concord. 

Maysville, p-t. and cap. of Ma- 
son CO. Ky. on the Ohio, G6 m. a- 
bove Cincinnati, 63 N. E. Lex- 
ington, 74 fr. Chillicothe. It con- 
tains about 400 housf's, a dass fac- 
tory and printing office. It is the 
principal port of the N. E. part of 
the state, as Louis\ille is of the S. 
W. The town stands on a narrow 
strip of land, confined by hills, 
which rise abruptly to the height 
of 450 feet. 

Maijville, p-v. and cap. Chatau- 
que CO. N. Y. on Chatauque lake, 
70 m. S. W. Buftalo. 

Mead, t. Crawford co. Pa. Pop. 
1.311. 

Me.td, t. Belmont co, Ohio. Pop. 
1,072. 

Meadcille, p-t. and cap. Craw- 
ford CO. Pa. on the E. side of 
French creek, 25 m. IN . W. Frank- 
lin, 40 S. of Erie. Lon. 80^ T/ 
W. Lat. 41° .36' N. Pop. 649. 
It contains a court-hou?c, jail, ar- 
■senal, priuling-office, Presbyterian 
church, and 150 dwelling-houses. 
It i.^ a tliriviog town, and tarnplko 
r^ads are in^ progress which wift 



M E D 193 

Goiiiiect it with Pittsburgli, Phila 
dclpliia, and Erie. Alleghany col 
lece was founded here in 1813 
A building was commenced in tht 
summer of 1820, designed to ac- 
commodate 100 students. The 
Mholc number of students yet ad- 
milted is 27. The library is valu- 
ed at ,^G,000. The funds of th« 
institution are yet small, but havf 
recently been increased by a sran- 
of ^j,000 from the State legisla- 
ture. 

Mccmsvitle, p-t. and cap. Brad- 
ford CO. Pa. on the E. branch ol 
the Susquehannah, 60 m. N. \V. 
Wilkesbarre. 

Mechanick, v. in Washington, N. 
Y. 15J m. N. Pou^hkee|)sie. Here 
is a Quaker boarding school. The 
building is 3 stories hi^h, and ac- 
commodates 100 students. 

Mechanics, t. Coshocton co 
Ohio. Pop. 353. 

Mecklenburg, co. Va, Pop. 
19,786. Slaves 11,402. Chief i 
Boydton. 

Mecklenburg, co. IN. C. Pop, 
lfi,895. Slaves 5,171. Chief t, 
Charlotte. 



MEN 



Medi'ield, p-t. Norfolk co. Mass 
9 m. S. W. Dedham, 17 S. W 
Boston. Pop. 892. 

Medford, p-t. Middlesex co 
Mass. on Mystic river, 4 m. M. 
Boston. Pop. 1,474. It contain!^ 
several distilleries, and brick- 
vards. 

Medina, co. Ohio. Pop. 3,082. 

Medina, p-t. and cap. Medina 
CO. Ohio, on Rocky river, 26 m. S.- 
W. Cleaveland, 114 N. E. Colum-' 
bus. Pop. 320. 

Medrosta, lake. Me. Lon. 68'^ 
22' \V. Lat.470 56'N. It is the 
source of theSpey river, a branch 
of the St. John. 

Medtcatj, p-t. Noifolk co. Mass, 



15 ni. S. W. Dedham, 20 S. W. 
Boston. Pop. 1,523. Here is a 
loom for weaving lace veils. 

Meherrin, r. rises in Va. and 
running into N. Carolina, unites 
with the INottaway, 7 m. below 
the line, to form the Chowin river. 

Meigs, CO. Ohio. Pop. 4,480. 
Chief t. Meipvillc. 

Meigs, t. Adams co. Ohio. Pop. 
2,001.— Muskingum co. 284. 

Meigs creek, Ohio, runs into the 
Muskingum, 20 m. above Marietta, 

Mc!g.n-ilU\ p-t. Morgan co. Ohio. 
Pop. 211.— t. and cap. Meigs co. 
Ohio, on Meigs creek. 

Meletetunk, r, N, J. communi- 
cates through Beaverdam bay, 
with' the Atlantic, at Cranberry 
inlet. Lat. 40° b' N. 

Melltille, t, Cumberland co. N. 
J. Pop. 1,032. 

Memphramagog, Lake, on the N, 
boundary of V't. Eo miles long. It 
dischai^es its waters ihrougn St. 
Francis river into the St, Law- 
rence. Oil stones are found here 
of as good quality as those import- 
ed from Turkey. 

Menaii, LUlle, isl. Me. with a 
light-house, 2 m. S. S. E. Golds- 
borough. 

MKudham, p-t. Morris co. N, J, 
6 m. S. W. Morristown. Pop. 
1,326, 

Mendon, p-t. Worcester co. Mass. 
19 Qi. S. Worcester, 32 S. W. Bos- 
ton. Pop, 2,254. It is watered by 
Charles river, and other streams, 
and has a cotton factory, forge, and 
numerous mills. 

Mendon, p-t. Monroe co. N. Y. 
Pop. 2,012. 
Menominie, r, Michigan Ter. runs 
iito Green bay, 60 m. N. E, Fort 
iioward. It admits vessels draw- 
ng 6 or 7 feet water, and canoes 
ascend GO leagues. The Meno- 



M E R 194 

stinie Indians, aboat 4,000 in nuiii- .\ 
ber, live i>nncii)aUy oa ihe bank- 
of this liver. 

bke E.-ic, \V. of Painesvii'e. Pop.;l,2[J5. 



MER 

ridutm-iltc. p-t. MadisoH c©, 
Al. 8 ai. -V. iiuntsviile. 
Merivi. Loire '., t. Montgomery 
Geauga co. Ohio, onjeo. Pa. Pop. 2,25G. — Uppet; Pop. 



N. W. Au 
I this tow! 



Me 
Po|i. 



4o2. 

.Ve?/r,p-t.Cav 
the Erie nan «!, 12 tn. 
bur... Poj). 3;010. I 
isMoiitcznnia. 

Mercer, p-i. Sorj)er.=?el co 
11 :n. VV'. Norrid^rewock. 
743. 

.'Jf^rc?'-, CO. Pa. Pop. ll,G8l. 

Mr fer, .>-t. Hn>! cap. ?Je:-rer ro. 
Pi. 70 ui. ".N. \V. Pittsb-ii-n. Po;). 
60o.— t. Bu'Je. CO. Po,:.6il 

Mercer^ co. Kv. Pop. 15,587. 
Slaves 3,325. Chief t. Hnnod.- 
bu,.. 

M>> ctr^ CO. Ohio. Poo. 95. 

Mercersbmg. p-t. Franklin co. 
Pa. 16 m. S. W. Charabersbii:g. 
ley W. Philadelphia. 

MeecV'h, p-t. Suafibrd co. N. 
H. on Lake Winnipiseo.iee, 2.3 
m. N. Concori. Pop. 2,416. It 



Mermentau, Mex'>ctin<t, or 3fe7i- 
a CO. N. Y. oYi.tou, r. La. which, after a soiitlierly 
coitr^e of COO miles, falls into the 
jf'ilph of Mexico, £00 m. W. of the 
>Ii*>is-!ippi. In the iouer part of 
its course, it ex'^ands into a spc- 
ciou- lake, and agi.in contracts to 
a .■^ma'.l river. 

Me.O'}, p-t. and cao. Si.Uivan 
CO. Fnd. on the C =ide of the Wa- 
bash, 35 ni. above Vmcennes. Its 
situation is eievated, conir>iandin£^ 
a view of the prai.'^ie countiv for 
30 miles. 

Merrimack, r. N. FI. formed by 
the Uiuon of the Pemigewa-set 
uid the VVinne|)iseogee. The 
Pcmigewasset ri-es in the White 
inoun-ains, and running S. about 
70 mile-, receives the Winnipise- 
ugee ; after w'ticli, . the united 
tream •contini.es a southerly 



contains 3 churches, a n lil ftcto-jconrse. and passes into Massachu- 
iT and 2 di.-ilierie-;. The viliaff'-i^etts, where, turning to the N. E. 



of Meredith bridge is i^artly ii 
this town, and partly in G'lford. I 
stands on both sides of Winninis 
eoi^ee outlet, 6 m. from ihe lake 



it runs 50 miles, and falls into the 
ocean below Newburyport. It is 
navigrd)le to Ilaverhi'.l. The Mid- 
dle ex canal connects this river 



and contains about 40 house-^.jwith Boston Harbour, and by 
a large Conzregaiional church :!mean'i of various imorovements 



a court-house, the lower stniy of'arot 
wl'.ich is occupif^d as a.n academy,!!' 



the rapids and falls of the 
the navigation is now ex- 
a paper mill, wooren factory, and, tended a* high up as Concord, 
an exten»;ive coi'oa factor}'. 

.^1e.edi-h. p-f. De aware co. N, 
Y. 8 m. N. Delhi, 6G W. Cat^kiil, 
69 ->. W. Al!)anv. Pop. 1,M3. 



jThe fol!o-.^Tng are the principal 
jimprovemcnts : — Brno canal, a- 
!round the falls a few miles below 
IConcord, was constructed in 1812, 



Mfii-cdtn, p-t. New-Haven co. at 



Ct. 17 m. N. New-Haven, 17 S.i 
Hartford. Pop. 1,309. I; con-i 



nal. 



1 expense of ^20,000. Six 
■ further down is W^okieff ca- 
which cost .'^15,000. The 



tains 3 chinches, 1 for Conjrega-lfall at thi« place is 17 feet. Eight 
tionalists, 1 for Episcopalians, aiidirailes 1)p1ov,- Hookset is Amoskeag 
1 for Baptists. Here are several canal, the greatest work of the 



laanufactories of tin waie. 



Ikind in New-England, except 



M E T 196 MIC 

Middlesex. On leaving Araoskeap' Penobscot on the E. 30 m. above 



Can;il, you enter iipon a sec; ion ol 
the I ivei-y miles in extent, convert- 
ed by law into the Uuioii caiuil,com- 
prcliending in tliat space six dis- 
tinct tails, allot which arc made 
passable. Descending five tniie.- 
luttiicr, you conio tJ CromwelVs 
fails, which are uiade paswiUicby 
canal. The cost ot'ihe Union canal, 
incmrling CroniwelT?, was about 
\*50.U<X). Fifteen miles b- low 



CrLAiiv.ell's fa!ls, are Wicasee fat'.i- lud the W. coast of Florida. 
^„,t ,.r,,,^i ;., "v,i: i,ii „„ "VI.. .^ ^f, „-•„., » r\.c^^.\ . ivi,. 



tlie niouih o!ihe Pasadunkeag. 

Me'ht/en, p-t. Essex co. Mass. 
on the N. s.ide of the Merrimack, 
opposite Ande\ei , with uhii h it is 
'onnecied by a hiid^e. On ^pick- 
et creek i- a romantic fall of 30 
teet, at which is a cotion farioiy. 
9 m. fr. Ha\erhiJi, 'J2 A W . Sa- 
lem, 25 iN Bosto^i Pup. 1,371. 

.Mexico. G.'lfof, waslsi- the S. 
coasi of Lh. Mississippi, Alabama 



and canal in Middlesex co. Tvlas-. 
The canal cost 14,000. Thiei 
miles below \Vica.se.e canal is the 
en'rance into ilie Middlesex canal. 

Mern muck, p-t. Hill-borough ca. 
N. il. G m. E. Anihtrsi, 30 from 
Concord. Pop. I,lu2. 

Mert-imick, or M'lranief^, r. Mo 
which rises in the Ozaik moun- 
tains, near the sources of the Gas 
conade and the St. Francis, and 
after a iN. E. course of 250 mile-, 
enters the Mississippi in lai. 38- 
2o' 33" S. 13 m. below St. Loai-. 
It is navigable only 50 miles, ex- 
cept in high Hoods, when most of 
its tributaries may be ascended in 
boats. 

Merrijmfeting ban, Me. formed 
by the junction of the Kennebe. 
and Androscoggin rivers, 20 lu. 
from the sea. 

Merru.' eetivg hay, the S. E arm 
of Lake Winnipisseogee, in Alton, 
iS'. H. 5 m. long. 

Mesnjwtamhx, p-t. Trumbull co 
Ohio, 16 m. iN. \V. Warren. Pop. 
273. 

Meta, r. Arkansas, traverses tlw 
whole length ol the Grca; Prairie, 
and falls into the IS. side of th« 
Arkc!!)sas river, abo\'e the post o; 
Arkansas. 

MetaLt. Franklin co. Pa. Pop. 
1,294 

Metaicctinkeag^ r. Me. joins tlie 



A'.rico.t. Oxford co. Me. Fop. 
118. 

Mexico, p-t. Oswego co. N. Y. 
on Mexico bay, in Lake On'.Hrio, 
13 m. E. O v.Vgo. Lat. 4^^ ^y 
N. Pup. 1,590. 

Mii'-'fi, r. Oliio, after a course of 
HX) :i i -s, enter- d e Ohio near 
uie S. \V. comer cf the state. It 
is nH\i;5abie 75 mi'es. Tlu-re is a 
;)onage of only 5 miles between 
Us head waters and the Auglaize, 
\ river of Likp Erie. 

Miami. Lit le, Oli-, joins Ohia 
river, 7 n;. ahove Ciicinnaii In 
Greene county, it has ren)aikiible 
falls. It is one of the best mill 
trejimsin the -!Te. 

Miami of the Lake. Sec Mau- 
rnee. 

Juinmi. co. Ohio. Pop. 8,851. 
Chief t. Tioy. 

Miami, t. Champaign co. Ohio. 
— Clermont co. Pop. 1,0C7. — 
G>eenco. 550. — n-t. Unmiiion co. 
;.n tlie W. I>ank of the Mian i. 16 
m. >. W. Cirrinnati. Pop. 1,426. 
— Li g3n CO. 359. 

Michaels, t. and cap. MadisoB 
>o. Mo. 30 ni. S. W\ Gen-vieve. 

MichgjTf. L<-ie, V -. PGO miles 
tTig, 55 broad, and 800 in « i) cum- 
f-ronre, coni.?ininr. acooiding to 
Hutrhins, 10,368 /K30 acres, or 
!(),£00 sTp mi!is. On ri.e N E. 
it communicates with Lake Hit- 



MIC 196 

ton, through the straits of Michil- el 
iimackinac, and on the IN. VV. it 
branches out into two bays, one 
called INoquet's and the other 
Green bay. The lake is naviga- 
ble for ships of any burden, and 
has fish of various kinds, particu- 
larly trout, of a large size and ex- 
cellent quality, and sturgeon. Lon. 
84° 30' to 87C W. Lat. 41^ 35' to 
45° 50 N 

Michigan Territory, U. S. bound- 
ed IN. by Lake Superior, E. by 
Lakes Huron, St. Claii and Erie 
S. by Ohio and Indiana, and W 
bv the N. W. Territory. On the 
VV. the boundary line begins at 
the southern extremity of Lake 
Michigan, and runs due N. to 
Lake Superior. It extends from 
41° 3r 38" to 46° 39/ N. lat, and 
from 82° to about 86° W. lon. It 
is 350 miles long from N. to S. and 
212 bioad on the southern bound 
ary , containing about 40,000 square 
miles. Pop. 8,896. Detroit is the 
principal town. 

MichiUimackiiiac, co. Michigan 
ter. Pop. 819. 

MichiUvnackinac, commonly call- 
ed 'Mackinaio, island, Michigan 
Ter. in the straits which connect 
Lake Michigan witli Lake Hu 
ron, 184 m. IN. E. Fort Howard 
313 N. Detroit. Lon. 84° 10' W 
Lat. 45° 54' N. It is about 9 miles 
in circumference. The village of 
'Mackinaw is on the S. E. side of 
the island, on a small cove, which 



MID 

of the lake, on which T'oPt 
Holmes is erected ; from this spot 
there is an extensive prospect both 
into Lake Huron and Lake Mi- 
chigan. The figure of the island 
suggested to the Indians the appro- 
priate name of Michi-Mackinaw, 
or Great Turde. Duringthe sum- 
mer, this island is the resort of 
many fur traders, and of many 
thousand Indians, from the regions 
N.W. andS. W. 

Michillimackinoc, Straits of, the 
channel which connects Lake Mi- 
chigan with Lake Huron. It is 
about 40 miles long from the Chan- 
neaux on the E. to Point Wagou- 
sinche on the W. and at the nar- 
rowest part 4 miles wide. 

Michiscoui. See Missisqne. 

Middleborouorh, p-t. Plymouth co. 
Mass. 16 m. VV. Plymouth, 34 S, 
by E.Boston. Pop. 4,687. Here 
are ponds which pioduce great 
quantities of iron ore, and exten- 
sive iron works are erected. 

Middkburg, p-t. Schoharie co. 
N. Y. 10 m. S. Schoharie, 35 W. 
Albany. Pop. 3,782. 

Middleburg, t. Cuyahoga co. 
Ohio. Pop. 157. 

Middlebury, p-t. and cap. Ad- 
dison CO. Vt. 33 m. N. N. W. Rut- 
land, 35 S. S. E. Burlington. It 
is pleasantly situated on Otter 
creek, at the falls, 20 miles from 
the mouth of the river, and 13 a- 
bove Vergennes. At the falls there 
are 2 cotton manufactories, a nail 



IS surrounded with a steep clift', manufactory, several grist mills 
150 feet high ; it is built on two and saw mills, and a manufactory 
streets, parallel with the shore, in- for sawing marble. An extensive 
tersecled by others at right angles, quarry of fine marble was discov- 



and contains a court-house, jail, 
and about 100 houses. On the top 
of the cliff stands the fort. Behind 
the fort, at the distance of half a 
mile, is another summit, 150 feet 
higher, and 300 feet above the lev- 



ered in 1804, on the bank of the 
creek, near the centre of the vil- 
lage. It is now wrought into tomb- 
stones, mantle-pieces, sideboards, 
&.C. and transported to various 
parts of the country to the amount 



MID 

ni 1 or 5&,000 annually 
town contains a court-house, jail, 
academy, 2 priuting-oflices, 2 
bouses ofpublic worship,! for Con- 
jrregationalists and 1 for Metho- 
dists, and the college buildings, 
one of which is an elegant edifice of 
stone, -1 stories high, and containing 
43 rooms for students. Pop. "2,5^50. 
Middlebury college was incor- 
porated in 1800, and has been sup- 
ported entirely by private bounty. 
It has a president, 4 professors, 
and 2 tutors, a library' of more than 



197 M I D 

The canal is 31 miles long, 24 feet 



wide, and 1 feet deep. It was 
commenced in 1793, and complet- 
ed in 1804, at an expense of more 
than 5700,000, and is the greatest 
worli of tlie kind, except the New- 
York canals, in the United Stales. 
By this canal and Merrimack riv- 
er, an easy communication is o- 
pened between Boston and the in- 
terior of Nesv-Hampsfh ire. 

Middlesex, CO Ct. Pop. 22,405. 
Chief t. Middletown. 

Middlesex, p-t. Ontario co. N. 



J,200 volumes, and a valuable phi-jY. on Canandaigua lake, 12 ni. S. 
losophical apparatus. The mcdicaliCanandaigua, 17 S. W.Geneva, 
school at Castleton is connecte(il209 (V. Albany. Pop. 2,718 



with the college. Number of stu 
dents in 1822, 172, including 85 
medical students. 

Miildleburq,^-i. New-Haven eo. 
Ct. 22 m. N. W. New-Haven, 36 
S. W. Hartford. Pop. 838. 

Jtf/t/fWe^/trj/, p-t. Genesee co. N. 
Y. Pop. 1,782. 

MiddlefiehL p-t. Hampshire co. 
Ma-s.24 m. W. Northampton, 110 
from Boston. Pop. 755. 

Mid die Oeld, t. Ot'ie^o co. N. Y, 
.3 m. E. Cooperstown, 35 S. E 



Utica, G3 W. Albany. Pop. 2,579.482 



Middlesex, co. N. J Pop. 21,- 
470. Chief t. New-Bjunswick. 

Middlesex, t. Butler co. Pa. Pop. 
1,010. 

Middlesex, co. Va. on Chesa- 
peake btiv. Pop. 4.057. Slaves 
2,166. Chief t. Urbanna. 

Middle States, the part of the U. 
S. between the Hudson and Poto- 
mac rivers ; viz. the states of N. 
Y.,N J,Pa., Dei.,andMd. 

Middleton, p-t. Straftbrd co. N. 
[I. 48 m. N. E. Concord. Pop. 



Middlesex, p-t. Washington co 
Vt. on Union river, 5 m. N. W. 
Montpelier. Pop. 726. 

Middlesex, co. Ma.ss. Pop. 61,- 
472. Chief t. Cambridge. 

Middlesex canal, Mass. is wholly 
within the county of Middlese 
and connects Boston harbour with 



Middletov, t. Essex co, Ma.ss. 9 
m. N W. Salem, 28 from Boston. 
Pop. 596. 

Middleton, t. Delaware co. N. Y. 
40 m. W. Catskill. Pop. 231. 

Middleton, t. Cumberland co. Pa. 
,[Pop. .3,014. 

,VtV/t//«^on,t.Columbianaco.Ohio, 



Merrimack river. It is supplied 20 m. W. Zanesville. Pop. 1,168. 
v.ith water by C )ncord river,which; Middletown, p-t. Rutland co. Vt. 
it crosses on its surface. From 52 m. N. Bennington. Pop. 1,039. 
that river southward it descends, Middletown, \..1^ew\)o\X.c.o.Y{.\, 
107 feet, bv 13 locks, to the tide 2 m. N. E. Newport, 28 S. E. 
water of Boston harbour; and Providence. Pop. 949. 
from that river northward, it de-j Middlefoicn, city, port of entiy, 
scends 21 feet, by 3 locks, to theiand cap. of Middlesex co. Ct. is 
level of Merrimack river. The'pleasantly situated on the W. bank 
"locks are all^90feet by 12, The of ConnecticHt river, 31 m. fioa 
14 



MID 198 MIF 

its month, 15 S. Hartford, 25 IS.iintothe Susqueliannah 2 m. be- 
E. New-Haven, 35 N. W. New- low ; 6 m. S. Hummelslon. It 
London. Pop, 2.618 ; and in-'contains a church, and above 100 
eluding the township, 6,479. l< houses, and has couisiderable trade 
contains a court house, jail, alms in wheat. Pop. 567. 
house, 2 bank?, one of which I? a' Middktonn,\. Washington co. 
branch of the U, S. bank ; 2 in- Fa. 30 ni. W. Wasiiington. Coal 
surancs compauies, 3 printing-of-:is tound in its neighbourhood, 
fices, and 10 houses of pul lie wor-l Middletnunt, t. Bucks co. Pa. 
ship, 4 for Congregationalists, 3 Pop. 1.891. — Delaware co. 994. — 
for Baptists, 1 for Episcopalians,! Snsquehaiinaii co. 547. 
1 for Methodists, and I for strict' Middletfncn, p-t. New-Castle co. 
Congi-egationalists. There arese- Dei. on A; ocjuininiink creek, 21 
verai imjiortant nsanufactories in!in. S W.Wilmington. 

Middletovcn, p-t Frederick co. 

Md. 8 m. N. W. Frederickiown. 

W. 



this town, most of them recently 

established. Among them are a 

sword factory, where about 5,000 — Dorchester co. o^ m. N 

swords are annually manufacciu-|C.'auibridge, 7 Vv''. Vienna. 

ed ; a pistol factory, which em- 



ploys 60 or 70 men, who make 8 
or 10,000 pistols annually ; a rifle 
factory, which employs from 25 to 
30 hands, and produces 1,000 or 
1,200 rilles in a year; an i\or^ 
cou.b factory, a pewter factor\ 
and a factory of block tin buttons 
Tht e have all been eslablishe< 
since 1813, and mostufihe swords 
pistols, and rifles have been sold 
to the government of the U. S. 
The other establishments are 2 
woollen factories, 2 cotton facto- 
ries, a paper mill, powder mill, and 
ilistillery. 

Middktoion, p-t. Df^laware co. 
N. Y. 15 m. S. E. Ded.i, 45 from 
Kin£rston,73 S. W. Albany. Pop. 
1,9^9. It has 2 churches, 1 for 
Presbyterians, and 1 for Metho- 
dists. 

Middle-own, p-t. Monmoutli co. 
W.J. on Raritan bay, at the mouth 
«f a small creek/ which (ii\ide.- 
Ihe town from Shrewsbury, 50 m. 
E. Trenton, -0 S. W. N-w-Yoik. 
Pop. 4,369. It contains an acad- 
emy, and 2 churches. 

Middktown. p-t. Dauphin co. 



Pa, on S'w^tara «re€li, which faite*E. Piw-thuiaaberiand. Pop. GltO 



Middletown, p-t. Jefferson co, 
Ky. 12 m. E. Louisville. Pop. 
241. Here is an academy. 

Middletown, p-t. Butler co. O- 
hio, on the Miair-i, 6 m. fr. Fiank- 
liu, 14 above Hamiitun. Pop. 314. 

Middktoun point, p-v, in Mid- 
dietown, N. J. on a small creek 
which runs into Raritan b.ny, 14 m, 
JN. W. Shrewsbury. It carries 
on some trade with New-Yoik. 

Midway, .settlement. Liberty co. 
Geo. 30 m. S. Savannah, 9 W, 
Siinbmy. Its first setilerK were 
iVoiii Dorchester, Mass, Here is a 
liundsijnie Congregational church. 

MiJJhii, CO. Pa. Pop. 16,618. 
Chief t. Lewistown. 

MiflHu, t. Ailegliany co. Pa. 
Pop."2,221.— Cumberland co. 1,- 
461. — Dauphin CO. 1,195. — Colum- 

a CO. 1,492. Acop|,er mine has | 
been discovered here. — Lvcoming 
CO. Pop. 1,0.38. 

MiJ^i?/, t. Richland co. Ohio, 
Po|-. <I67. — Franklin co. 5 ni. E, 
Coifmbus. Pop. 241.— Pike co. 
10 m W.Piketon,Pop. 669. 

M{fi-ivhiiig,p-\.ljmon CO. Pa. 
on the Su<ouchannah,.35 m. F. S 



M I L 



199 



MIL 



Pa. on 

JN. V\. 



VVorccstei 



Mifjlii), Fort,Pii.lO ni. below Phi- 
ladelphia, on an island in the Del- 
aware. 

MlfjHutOinifp-tMifilin co. P&. oj: 
the J uniatta,40 ni.N. \V. Harria- 
burg. 

Milan, p-t. Dutchess co. N. Y. 
Pop. 1,797. 

Miles, t. Centre co. Pa. Pop. 
1,188. 

Milesburg, p-t. Centre co, 
Baid Eagie creek, 3U m. 
Lc'wistown. 

Milfoi'd, t. Hillsborough co. IV 
H. 33 ni. S. Concord. Pop. 1,243 
It contains 2 churches, and nianu- 
iactories of cotton and screws. 

Milford, p-t. Worcester co 
Mass. 18 m. S. E 
Pop. 1,160. 

Milford. p-t. New-Haven co. Ct. 
on Lonjf-lsland sound, 9 m. S. W 
New-llaven. Pop. ?,785. The 
village contains about 100 liouses 
and .i churches. The iiarbour lias 
siiliicicni depth of water for ves- 
sels oi 200 tons. The amount ol 
ship|>ing owned here is about 1,- 
iOOtons. In this town is a very 
valuable quarry of marble. 

Milford, p-t. Otsego co. N. Y 
lOm.S. Coopei-stown, 7G W. Al- 
bany. Pop. 2, .505. 

Milford, p-t. Wayne co. Pa. oi 
the Delaware, 120 ni. above Phi 
ladelphia. The river here loim 
a good harbour for boats. 

Milford'^X. Bucks co. Pa. Pop. 
1,19j^ — t. MitilUn CO. on the Juni- 
atta, opposite Mifflintown. Pop. 
1,154. — Somerset co. 1,391. — Up- 
2)er, Lehigh co. 2,41G. 

Milford, p-t. Kent CO. Delaware, 
on the N. side of Mispillion creek 
which falls into Delaware bay, 12 
milc^; below ; 19 m. S. by E. Do 
ver, 95 S. Philadelphia. 

Milford, t. Butler co. Ohio, 10 
ro. JN. W. Hamilton, Pop, 1,601. 



— p-t. Clermont co. on the Little 
Miami, 12 m. above its mouth, 15 
N.W. Wiliiamsbursf. 
^Ullbunj, i)-t. Worcester co. 
•if-s. G ni. S. Worcester, 40 W. 
S. W. Boston. Pop. 935. It is 
watered by Blaekstone river, 
which aflbrds numerous mill seats 
Here are a paper mill, two oil- 
mills, a manufactory of black lead, 
A woollen manufaciory, an exten- 
sive tannery, a gun manufactory 
which employs 40 or 50 workmen, 
an extensive forge, a manufactory 
.)f mill saws, a rolling and slitting 
mill, a nail manufactory, and seve- 
lal scythe manufactories. 

Mill creek, hundred. New Castle 
CO. Del. Pop. 3,04G. 

Mill creek, t. Erie co. Pa. Pop. 
1,017. 

Mill creek, t. Coshocton co. O- 
iiio. Pop. 448. — Hamilton co. 
2,198.— Union co. 195. 

Millcdgerillc, p-t. Baldwin co. 
Geo. and capital of the state, is on 
ilie Oconee, 300 miles by water 
from the sea, 192 bv land, "l58 W.. 
.N. W. Savannah, "87 W. S. W. 
Augusta. Lat. 32° 56' N. Lon. 
83^ 12' W. Pop. 2,069. It con- 
tains a State-house, an arsenal, a- 
cadcmy, court-house, jail, state 
penitenliary, 2 printiiig-oliices,and 
2 houses of public woiship, 1 for 
Baptists, and 1 for Methodists. 
The river is navigable to this place 
for boats of 30 tons. 

Miller, t. Knox co. Ohio. Pop. 
413. 

•ViV/er. CO. Arkansas Ter. Pop. 
999. Slaves 82. 

Millersburg, t. Dauphin co. Pa. 
Pop. 346. 

Millershnrg, p-t. Bourbon co. 
Ky. 8 m. IN. Paris, 28 N. Lexing- 
ton. 

Millers river, r. Mass. rises in a 
pond in Rindge. N. H. and after 



iVI I L 200 MIS 

.1 S. W. course of 35 snilcs, enters, Milton, p-t. Northumberland co- 
at iNoriliiield.iPa. on the ^V^ branch of the Sus- 



Connecticut river 
A few miles from its moutli it lias 
falls, where the whole descent is 
62 feet, and that at the |)riaci|fcil 
fall 14 feet. 

MiUerstoicji, p-t. Cumberland co. 
Fa. on the Juniaita, 13-A m. \V. 
Philadelphia 



quehannali, 15 m. IN, Sunbury, 
Pop 1,016. 

Milton, or BroadkilL p-t. Sussex 
CO. Del. 

Milton, p-v. Albemarle co Va. 



Millersloivn, t. Lehigh co Pa. on j Milton, t. .Tackson co. Ohio. Fop. 



a branch of Lehigh river, 2o m. S 
W. Easion,47 ;l\. VV. Fhilauelphia. 

Mill river, Ohio, runs into the 
W. side uf the Scioto, 25 m. abo\e 
Columbus. 

MilUfield, t. Coos co. N . H. 150 
m. fioin Concord. 

MiUville, p-t. Cumberland co. 
rv. J. 12 m. E. Bridgetown. Pop. 
1,010. 

Milo, t. Ontario co. N. Y. Poj.. 
2,G12. 

Milton, StrafforJ co. N. H.on 
the Piscataqua, 27 m. N. Ports- 
mouth, 46 fr. Concord. Fop. 1,232. 

Milion, p-t, Chittenden co. Vi. 
on Lake Champlain, at the inouiii 
of Lanioil river, 11 m. JN Burling- 
ton. Pop. 1,746. 

Milton, p-t. .Norfolk co. Mass. 
on >eponset river, which is navi- 
gable to this place for vessels of 
150 tons. 7 m. E. Dedham, 7 S. 
Bo.'ton. Pop. 1,502. It contains 
an academy, se-.eral paper mill--, 
and a chocolate mill. From Mii- 



434.— Miami co. 8 m. S. \V. Troy. 

Richland co. Pop. 544. — Trum- 
bull CO. G72. — Wayne co. 11 m. r*J. 
E. VVoosier. Fop. 208. 

Milville, p-t. Butler co. Ohio, 7 
m. \V. Hamilton. 

Milu-ankie, r. Michigan Ter. 
runs inlo the W. side of lake Mi- 
chigan, 90 m. iN . W. Chicago. It 
i- 60 yards wide at its mouth, and 
iH ascended 100 miles in canoes, 
whence there is a short puriage to 
Rock river of ihe Mississippi. 

Minden, t. Montgomery co. IS'. 
V. on the Mohawk, 25 m. W. 
Johnstown, 62 W. Albany. Pop, 
1;9.34. It contains 3 Dutch Re- 
formed churches. 

Mine an Burton. See Potosi. 

Minehead, p-t. Essex co. Vt. on 
Connecticut r. 58 m. is. E. Moni- 
pelier. Pop. 132. 

Mine, or Le mine, r.Mo. Hows in- 
to the S. side of the Missouri, 6 iv.. 
{above Franklin. 

Minerva, t. Essex co. IV. Y. 



ton hill there is a delightful pros- Pop. 271. 

! Minisink, t. Orange co. N. Y. 10 
Im. ^V. Goshen, 25 \V. Newbur?. 



pect. 

Milton, t. Saratoga co. N. Y 
4 ra. IS Saratoga court-house, 30 
W.Albany. Pop. 2,779. It contains 
ihe celel)rated village of Ballsiov 
Spa, 5 churclies and a great num- 
ber of mills. 

Milton, \i-\. in Marlboro', N. Y. 
12 .N. INewburgh, 4 S. Poudi- 
keepsie. It contains a MeUiodist 



Pop, 5,053. 

Minisink, t. Sussex co. iS. J. on 
the Delaware, 5 m. below Mon- 
tague, 57 IN. W. Brunswick. 

Minot, p-t. Cumberland co. Me. 
on the Androscoggin, 33 m. IN. 
Portland. Pop. 2,524. 

Mispillion,t. Kent co. Del. Pop. 



church, and ]« a place of some 5.731 

Tratle, 1 Mississagaiegon. r.^. W. Ilcv 



MIS 

rornicd ot" two branches, one 
which, the Akeek Secba, rises on- 
ly a few miles from the banks of 
St. Louis river, and (he other near 
Lower Red-cedar Lake. These 
meet in Spirit lake about 10 miles 
long and 4 wide, from which the 
Mississagalcgon issues, and purr^u- 
ing a southerly course joins the 
Mississippi 14 m. above St. Antho- 
ny's falls. 

Missisqiie,Y.Vt. runs inio INIis- 
sistiue bay, in the IN. E. part of 
Lake Champlain. 

Mississippi, r. U. S., rises in lat. 
47° 47/ IS. and Ion. 9.3° 6' W. a- 
midst lakes and swamps dreary 
and desolate beyond description, 
and after a S. E. course of about 
SOO miles, readies the falls of St. 
Anthony, in lat. 44° N. where ii 
descends perpendicularly 40 feet. 
From these falls to the juaption ol 
«he Missouri in lat. 38° 27' N. tlu 
distance isS43 miles, and from the 
junction'of the Missouri to its month 
in the gulfof Mexico, is 1,395 miles, 
making the whole length of the 
river more than 3,000 miles. It i- 



201 M I S 

of the large.st town, but Monticello 
is the seat of government. 

Mississippi, t. Phillips co. Ar- 
kansas Ter. Fop. 43. — Another 
in Arkansas co. Fop. 82. 

Missouri, the largest river of 
N. America, is formed by three, 
branches, Jefferson, Madison and 
Gallatin, all of which rise ia the 
Rocky Mountains, between 42° 
and 48° N. lat. and unite atone 
place, ill lat. 45° 10' N. and Ion. 
110° W. From the confluence of 
these streams to the Great Falls, 
the course of the river is norther- 
ly ; thence to the Mandan villages 
easterly ; and from the Mandan 
villages to the junction with the 
Mississippi in Ion. 90° 0' 40' W. 
and lat. 38° 51' 39" N ., it runs first, 
S. and afterwards S. E. The whole 
length from the highest navigable 
point of Jefferson's river, to tho 
confluence with tlie Mississippi, is 
3.096 miles, and to the gulf of 
Mexico, 4,191. During this whole 
distance there is no cataract ov 
considerable impediment to the 
navigation, except at the Great 



navigable for boats of 40 tons to Falls, which are 2,.'375 miles from 



tJie f'alls of St. AnUtony. Ships 
seldom, ascend above Natchez. 



I he Mississippi. At these falls, 
■ e river descends in the di.-staiice 



Mississippi, one of the V. S.jof 18 miles, 362 (ect. The first 
bounded N. by Tennessee ; E. b\ great |,i:ch in ascending the river. 



Alabama ; S. by <he culf of Mexi 
CO and Louisiana ; \V. by Louis- 
iana and the Arkansas territoiy. 
It extends from lat. 30° 10' to 35° 
N. and from loa. 88° 10' to 91^ 
35' VV. and contains about 45,000 
sq. miles, or 29,(X)0,000 acres. A 
bout one half the tenilorv of thi 



is 9f{ feet; the second, 19; the 
third, 47; and the 4th, 2(5. The 
width of the river is here about 
.350 yards, and from every descrip- 
tion, the cataracts are next to tlios<; 
of Niagara, the grandest in the 
world. 

About 100 miles above the fulls-. 



state is in the jiossession of the] is the place called the Gate^. ol' 
Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians.! tlie Rocky mountains. The rocks 
The part of the state belonging to here rise perpendicidarlv from the 
the whites is in the S. and S. W. water's edge, to the hei<rl)f of near- 
Pop. 75,448. Slaves 32,814. Mis- ly 1,200 feet,'lhrongh a"i!istance of 
sj^slppi was admitted into the more than five miles, and the river 
Uwiou ia 1817. Natchez is much' is comprcs;vcd to the width of 150 



MIS 



COS 



MOF 



yards. Nothinij can be imagined 
more i^looiiiy than the passage 
lliioiii^h this clnik chapni . 

Misso:'ri one of the U. S . bound- 
ed E. by Illinois, Kenlucky, an; 
Tennessee ; S. by ArkuR<^fts Ter- 
ritory ; W. andJN. by JMissoui' 
Territory. Ir extends iVcm SC^ t< 
about 40-" 30' N. lat. and iVcm 
S9- to about 94° 10^ W. Ion. ami 
con'ains about CO.OOO sqiiare miles 
Pc,M, 66.586 ; of whom 10,222 arc 
slaves. 

The Missouri lead minds arc 
probably llie most extensive or 
the globe. Thev oceiipy a districi 
between 37'=' and cB° N. lat. aiu 
between 89° and 9i^ W . Ion. ex- 
tending from the head waters o! 
St. Francis ri\er in a N. \V . di- 
rcc-.ion, to the Merrimack, a dis- 
tance cf 70 miles in length, anc^ 
about 4."3 miles in breadtli. Tlie\ 
cover an area of. more than 3.000 
square miles. The ore is of tin. 
riches and purest kind. The I'-ro- 
eesses of working the mines havt 
liiliicrto been very imperfect, yci 
Mr. Schoolcraft"^ estimates the 
annual produce at more than 
3.000,000 pounds, which at 4cen(- 
a pomiJ, i^ v,o.iii 5120,000. The 
number of mines now Avorked is 4. 

Missouri was admitted info the 
Unioii in 1821. St. Louis is h\ 
far the largest town. The scat of 
government is at present at Cute 
sans-dessein. 

Missouri IWHlorUjlJ. S. bound 
ed ">. bv the Briii>h dominions 
E. I)y the'iN. W. Ter., Illinois am 
.Missouri; S. by Arkansas Ter. 
S. \V. by tl'.e Spanish dominions 
and W. by the Rocky Mountains 
It is a vast wilderness, occupied 
with tiic exception of a few milita 
iv posts, by Indiar.s. It is estimatec 
to contain' 800,000 sq. miles. Tiik 



ing the ^^lIolc country together, it 
may be pronounced an extensive 
region of open plains and mead- 
ows, almost destitute of wood, ex- 
cept in the neighbourhood of 
-treams. Tiie buft'aloc go here in 
immense herds. The exp, edition 
ndcr Major Long saw.i as they 
judged, not less than 10,000 in ouie 
■hove. 

Mii'soin-}, t. Clarke co. Arkan- 
as. Pop. 1G2. — Hempstead co 
Pop. 358. 

ji[iss(r'ri(o?7, t. Howard co. Mo. 

Mobile, CO. A!. Fop. 2,672. 
=^:aves 830. 

Mcbile. p-t. port of entry, and 
eap. of Mobile co. Al. is on "the N. 
channel of Mobile liver, near its 
entrance into Mobile bay. It is 
built on a high bank, in a dry and 
commanding situation. Vessels 
drawin^niore than 8 feet water, 
>assup Spanish river, 6 miles long, 
iito Mobile river, and then drop 
down to the town. Since the rapid 
progress of tl:e settlements on the 
Tombigbec a<id Alabama, Mobile 
iias increased in sire and impor- 
;ance. From Oct. 1821 to March 
1822, there were exported 18,723 
oales of cclion, 1,155,633 feet of 
lumber and 8S,3C0 staves. A fire- 
•roof warehouse has lately been 
■rected ca})abie of containing 8,- 
OOO bales of cilton and provided 
viUi presses icv re-pressing cot- 
on. A sieam-boat plies regularly 
/Clween Mobile and Tuscaloosa; 
md another ascends the Alabama 
to Montgomery ,a distance bv water 
of 500 miles. 33 m. N. M.ibile 
uoint, 15 W. JN. W. Biakely, 50 
\V. rS. W. Pensacola, 40 by water 
:)elov>- Fort Stoddert. Lat. 30*^ 
10' N. 

Mcbile bay, at tlie Mobile river, 
30 miles long, aiid on an average, 



M H £03 

i2 broad, communicates with thr- 
Giilf of Mexico by two straits, one 
on each side of Dauphin island. 
The strait on theW.side will not ad- 
mit the passage of vessels drawing' 
more llian five feet water ; that oti 
the E. side, between the islan(i 
and Mobile point, has 18 feet of" 
water, and the channel passes 
within a few yards of the point. 
There is a bar however across iIk 
bay, near its upper end, over w hich 
is only 11 feet water. 

Mobile, r. Al. is formed bv the 
union of the Alabama and Toni- 
bii^bee, 40 ni. above Mobile. Af- 
ter a course of .3 miles it divide^ 
and enters Mobile bay in severai 
channels. The main western chan- 
nel is called the Mobile ; the main 
eastern channel, the deepe-t 'xn'. 
widest, is called the Tensaw. 

Moers, t. CHnton co. JS.Y. Vo. 
567. 

Mohaneij, Lower, t. Northumber- 
land CO. Pa. Pop. 1,040. — Upper, 
Pop. 1,426. 

Mohawk, \\ N. H. joins Con- 
necticut river at S ewart'<on. 

Mohnwk, r. N. Y. (lie only lar<^i' 
tributary o^'the Hud-ion,ri.-^es20 m. 
ISf. of Rome, and running S. of i\. 
passes by Rome, Utica and Sche 
enctady,and altera course ofabou 
135 miles, falls into the Hudson h\ 
several mouths between Troy aufi 
Waterford. The navigation is in- 
terrupted by numerous rapids a!u! 
falls, the principal of which is the 
Cahoos. At Ffome there is a canal, 
1^ miles Ion?, co!)nectinf> tlie Mo- 
hawk with Wood creek, and open- 
ing a communication through 
this creek, Oneida lake, and Os- 
wego river into Lake Ontario. 
The Erie canal passes along the 
S. bank of the Mohawk from its 
mouth to Rome. 

Molmwki or Coak^uaf^o, r. N, Y 



MON 

rises in Utsayanthe lake, ind after 
I couise of o7 miles, unites with 
he Popachton to foriH Delaware 
iver. 

Mchecrnn, v. Ct. on the W. baok 
)f the' Thame.«, 4 m. S. Wor- 
vich. Here are the remains of 
he Mohegan Iiiflians. 

Mokkcan, t. Wavneco. Oliio, 11 
.11. VV. SVooster. Pop. 632. 

Mohiccan, r. Ohio, runs into 
VVhite woman's creek, 18 m. above 
Coshocton. 

Moi:>e. See Des mnlns. 

Monadnock, lofty mt. in the S. 
"orner of IM. H. bet»veen JafTrey 
md Dul)lin. Its height is 3,254 
■V»ef above the level of the sea. — 
Also a ml in the >i. E. part of Vt. 

Monaghan, t. York co. Pa. Pop, 
Sl58. 

Monnllin, t. Fayette co. Pa. 
':'oM. 1,.376. 

Monkfop, p-t. Addison co. Vt. 
'3 m. S. B;trlington. Po|). 1,152. 
<-\)rcelain clay isfoun<J here. 

Mnnmmiih, p-t. Kennebeck co. 
.M '. 17 m. W. Augusta. Pop. 1,- 
9'). , Here is an academy. 

MovriinntJi, CO. NV.J. Pop. 25,- 
038. Chieft. Freehold. 

/i»/^ir«'' , r.'JVld ). ins the Po- 
to'.ri" .^)0 m. above G'orgefown. 

Movo^oraheli, r. rises at the foot 
0)' the Laurel Mountain^ in Va. 
and after a course of 300 miles, 
uiites with tlie Aii'-irhanv al Pitts- 
imri. Pa. to f jnn 0!iio river. At 
is moi.th it is nearly 400 yards 
wide, and is crossed by a bridge. 
ft is navigable for large boats 60 
miles to Brownsville, whence 
there is a turnpike, 72 miles long, 
to Cumborland, on the Poromac. 
Small borifs proceed to Tyyart's 
valley, SCO m. fr. the mouth of the 
river. 

Monongalia, East, CO. in the N. 
W. part of Va. Pop. 5.517. 



MON 



£04 



MO IS 



Slaves £98. Chief t. Morgantown 
— JVest, Pop. 5,543. Slaves 85. 

Mo.'iroe, t. Hancock co. Me 
Pop. 630. 

Monroe!, t. Berkshire co. Mass 
incorporated in 1822. 

Monice, or So^Uhfield, p-t. Or 
nnge co. N. Y. 19 m. S. iNewburg, 
50 i\. New York. Fop.2,9G9. 1 



Monroe^ co. Michigan. Pop. 
1,831. Chief t. Frenchtown. 

Monroe, t. Monroe co. Michi- 
gan, on the Raisin, 35 m. S. De- 
troit. 

Monroe, t. Hempstead co 
kansas. Pop. 564. 

Monson, p-t. Hampden 
Ma=;s. 17 m. E. Springfield 



Ar- 



Here are extensive iron works, g 
called the Augusta v/ork<5, capable'a 
of yielding 200 tons '' ' 
arly. 



CO. 

coHtains 'J churches, 1 for Qua-|W. S. W.Boston. Pop. 2,126- 
kers, and 1 for Presbyterians. !lt contains 2 churches. 1 for Con- 

egationaiists and 1 for Baptists, 
well endowed and flourishing a- 
of bar ironicademy with which is connected a 
large boarding house. Here are 
Monroe, co. N. Y. Pop. 26,855.{also 2 cotton lactones and a wool- 
Monroe, co. Va. Pop. 6,620. " ' 
:^laves501. Chief t. Uniontown. 

Monroe, co. \l. Pop. 8,838. 
Slaves 3,794. Cl-.ieft. Burnt corn. 
Monroe, CO. Mississippi. Pop. I 
2,721. Slaves 522. 

Monroe, co.E. Ten. Pop. 2,.520 
Slaves 156. Chief t. Tellico 
Plains. 



len factory. There is a handsome 
xiilasc in the centre of the town. 

Montague, p-t. Franklin co. 
Mass. on the E. side of Connecti- 
cut river, opposite Greenfield, with 
which it is connected bv abridge. 
18 m. N. Northampton, 87 W. Bos- 
ton. Pop 1,074. 

Montagm.t. Sussex co. N. J. on 



Monrce, p-t. and cap. Overton the Delaware. Pop. 964, 



CO. Ten. 

Monroe, co. Kv. Pop. 4,95G. 
Slaves 498. 

Monroe, co. Oiiio. Pop. 4.645. 
Chief t.Woodsfi-ld. 

Monroe, t. AdMbs co. Ohio. 
Pop. 783.— Ashtabula co. 10 m. N. 
E. Jefferson. Pop. 334.— Guern- 
!=cv CO. 6 m. N. E. Cambridge. 
Pop. 444— Licking CO. Pop. 591. 
— Madison co. 211. — Muskingum 
CO. 377. — Miami co. 839. — Preble 
CO. 303.— RTchland co.389.— Pick- 
awav CO. 10 ni. VV. Circle\ille. 
PopIC53. 

Monroe, CO. \x\6. Pop. 2,679. 

Monroe, co. Pil. Pop. 1,537. 
Chief t. Harrisonville. 

Monroe, t. 111. on the first high 
ground above the jmciion of the 



Montauk Point, the E. extremi- 
tv of Long Island, N. Y. with a 
ligiit-house. Lon. 72° W. Lat. 41^ 
4' N. 

Montezuma, v. in Mentz, N. Y. 
on the Eric canal, 12 m. N. W. 
Auburn, 96 by the canal W. Ufi- 
ca. 

MoJitgomerv, p-t. Franklin cd. 
Vt. 39 ra. N. "E. Burlington. Pop. 
293. 

Montn-omenj, t. Hampden cO. 
Mass. 10 m. W. N. W. Spring- 
field, 100 W Bor,ton. Pop. 604. 

Montgomeni, co. N. Y. Pop, 
37,.569. Chief t. Johnstown. 

Montgomeni, t. Orange co. N. 
Y. 12 m. W. Newbury, ION. Go.- 
shen, 70 from New York. Pop. 
5,541. It contains an academy 



imois with the Mi.ssissippi, 28 and 8 churches. 

. above St. Loj-is, 10 fr. St.! Montgomeni, t. Somerset co. 



Charles onihe Mii?so;Tri 



N. 



•J, Pop, 2,495, 



MON 



^ontjroinery, co.T a. Pop. 35,- 
793. Chief t.Norristown. 

Montgomeni, p-t. Montgomery 
CO. Pa. 17 m. N. Philadelphia. 
Pop. 751. — Franklin co. Pop. 3,- 
390. 

Mont gomenj, CO. ^l A. Pop. IG,- 
400. Slaves 5,396. Chief t. Rock- 
\ille. 

Monlgomeni, co. V.i. Pop. 8,- 
733. Slaves r,255. Chief t. Chris- 
tiansburg. Marble is found here. 

Mojits;omeni, co. N. C. Pop. 
S,G93. Slaves 1,815. Chief t. Hen- 
derson. 

Montgomery, co. Geo. Pop. I,- 
SG9. Slaves "703. Chief t. Ver- 
non. 

Montgomeni, co. Al. Pop. C,- 
COl. Slavcs"2,G55. 

Movto;omeni, co. Ten. Pop. 12,- 
219. S!aves4;6G3. Chief t.Clarks- 
ville. 

Monfgomen^, co. Ky. Pop. 9,- 
587. Slaves 2,054. Chief t. Mount 
Sterling. 

Moiitgotnenj, co. Ohio. Pop. 
15,999. Chief t. Dayton. 

Montgomcni, t. Franklin co, O- 
hio, in which is Columbus. Pop. 
1,G31. — p-t. Hamilton co. 14 m. 
N. E. Cincinnati. — t. Richland co. 
Pop. 704. 

Monlgomeni, co. Mo. Pop. 3,- 
G74. Slaves52G. 

Montkello, p-v. in Thompson, 
N.Y. 38 m. fr. Newbury, 22 fr. 
Delaware river. 

Montkello, the seat of the Hon. 
Thomas Jefferson, the tliird 
Frc.'^ideut of the U. States, in Al- 
bemarle CO. Va. 2 m. S. E. Char- 
lottesville. Lon. 78° 48' W. Lat. 
38^ 8' N. 

Mcmlicello, \)-i. and cap. Jasper 
CO. Geo. 32 m. N. W. Milledge- 
^iilp. Here is an academy. 

MonticcUo, p-t. Lawrence co. 
and cap, of Mississippi, oa Pearl^ 



205 MOO 

river, 90 m. E. Natchez. Lon 90® 
W. Lat. 31° 33' N. Its situation is 
elevated and healthy. 

Monticello, p-t. and cap. Wayne 
CO. Ky. It contains about 50 hou- 
ses, a court-house and church. 
Lead is found in the neighborhood. 

Monfpelier, p-t. Washington co. 
and cap. of Vt. is on the N. side 
of Onion river, at the confluence 
of two of its head waters. 34 m. 
E. S. E. Binlingion, 56 N. N. W. 
Windsor, 120 S. E. Montreal, 160 
N.W. Boston. Lon. 72^40' W. 
Lat. 44° 17' N. It is surrounded 
by hills, but it is a great thorough- 
fare, the travel s;oing through it in 
all directions. It contains a state- 
house, court-house, jail, and acad- 
emy. Pop. 2,308. 

MoTjfpelier, the scat of the Hon. 
James Madison, the fourth Pres- 
ident of the U. States, in Orange 
CO. Va. 20 m. N. E. Monticello. 

Montreal, v. N. W. Ter. flows 
into Lake Superior, G3 m. W. of 
the Ontanagon. About 800 yards 
from its mouth it has falls where 
the whole descent is about 90 feet, 
and the descent at the last fall 40 
feet perpendicular. 

Montrose, p-t. and cap. Susque- 
hannah co. Pa. 

Montville, p-t. Lincoln co. Me, 
30 m. N. E. VViscasset. Pop. 1,- 
2G6. 

Montville, t. New-London co. 
Ct. on the W.bankof the Thames, 
7 m. from its month, 35 fr. Hart- 
ford. Pop. 1,951. Il contains 3 
houses for public worship. 

Moodus, r. Ct. flows into Salmon 
river. About 2 m. fr. its source is 
a perpendicular fall of 70 feet. 

Mooers, t. Clinton co, N. Y. 



Pop. 311 
014.— Beavcv eg. $2C. 



)p. 

MooH, t. Alleghany co. Pa, Pop, 



M R 206 

' Moon, t. Northampton co. Pa 
Pop. 1,C45. 

Moore, CO. N. C. Pop. 7,128 
Slaves 1;296. Chief t. Allbrds 
town. 

Mooreland, t. Montgomery co. 
Pa. Fop. 1,692. 

Moores/ield,ov toxcn, p-t. Biulirg- 
toii CO. iV. J. 13 m. E. Pliiladel- 
phia. 

Moorfeld, t. Clark co. Ohio. 
Pop. 783. 

Moorfelds, t. and cap. Hardy co. 
Va. on the S. branch of the Poto- 
mac, 25 m. S. S. W. Roninev, 180 
IV. VV. Richmond. 

Moose, \s\. Me. See Eastpart. 

Moose, r. N. H. joins the Andros- 
coggin, in Durand. 

Moose, r. N. Y. runs into the E. 
side of Black river. 

Moosehead, lake, Me. the source 
of the E. branch of Kennebeck 
river. It is said to be 60 miles 
long. 

Mooselnllock, mt. N.II.in Coven- 
try, 4,636 feet above the level of 
the sea. 

M"osup,r.}o'ms the Qi-.inebaug 
in P^■.ill(ield Ct. 

Morean, p-t. Saratoga co. N. Y. 
on the Hudson, 16 m. N. E. Balis- 
tion-Spa, 60 N. A'liany. Pop. 1,- 
549. Here are two falls in th( 
river, Baker's and Glenn's. 

M"-ehj.vJ„ \. I'lii'a.lelphia co. 
P:i. Pop. 443.— Montgnmery co. 
1,190— Lycoming co. 1,276. 
^Morefmcp, p-l. Washingion co. 
V'l. on Onio)) river, 7 m. W. Mont- 
pelier. Pop., 598. 

Mor£:a'', t. Orleans co. Vt. 52 
m. N. N.K.Mont-.ielier. Pop.116. 

Morgan, t. Greene co. Pa. Pi.p. 
1,622. 

Mors^nn, co. Al. Pop. 6,263. 
Slaves B.jS. Chief t. SniDe'-villr. 

Morcrav.co. Va. Pop. 2,500. 
Slaves 98. Chief t. Bath. 



MOR 

Morga77, CO. Geo. Pop. 13,820. 
Slaves 6,045. Chief t. Madison. 

Morgan, co. E. Ten. Pop, 1,- 
676. Slaves 46. 

Morgan, co. Ohio. Pop. 5,297. 
Chief t. Mac Connelsville. 

Morgan, p-t. Ashiahula co. 
Ohio. Pop. 305.— t. Butler co. 12 
m. S. VV, Hamilton. Pop. 1.546. 
—Gallia CO. 11 m. N, Gallipolis. 
Pop. 163.— Knox co. Pop. 1,087. 
Morgan co. 333. 

Morganjield, p-t. and cap. Union 
o. Ky. 

Morgantown, p-t. and cap. Mo- 
nongahelaco. Va. on the Monon- 
gahela, .30 m. fr. Brovvi.s\ ille,76 fr. 
Cumberland. It contains a court- 
house, jail, and 60 or 70 houses, 

Morganiou-n, |)-v. Burke co, N, 
C. on the Catabaw, 45 ra. fr. 
Wilkes, 46 fr. Lincolnton, 

Moriah, p-t. Essex co. N. Y. on 
ake Champlain, Pop. 842. 

Morris, eo.'^. J. Pop. 21,368. 
Chief t. Morristovvn. 

Morris, t. Greene co. Pa. Pop, 
1,259,— Huntingdon co. £02.— 
Washington co. 1,713. 

Morris, t. Knox co, Ohio. Pop. 
623. 

Morrisloicii, t. Orleans co, Vt, 
19 m. M. Montpelier. Pop. 726. 

Morristoivn, p-t. St. Lavvrenco 
CO. N. Y. on the St Lawrence, 2 

. below Brorkville, 

Morriston-n, p-l. and cap. Morris 
V.P. N. J. 19 m. N. W. Newark, 23 
W.N. VV. New- York. Pop. 3,- 
524. It contains a court house, 
lil, 1 auk, printing-press, academy, 
nd 2 churches, 1 for Presbyteri- 
ans and 1 for Baptists. 

Morristnivn, t. Westmoreland 
o. Pa. 19 m . W. Mount Pleasant. 

Moi-ris'oun, t. and cap. Bun- 
corn' e CO. N. C. 

Morristou-n, ' p-t. Belmont CO. 
Ohio, 27 m. from Warren. 



iMOU 

Morrisville, bor. and p-t. Bucks 
GO. P;i. on the Delawaro, 1 ni. be- 
low Trenton. Pop. 391. 

Moscow^ t. Somerset co. Me. 28 
m. N. Norridgewock. Pop. 28G. 

Motte, Isle, is). Vt. in Lake 
Champlain, 8 ni.long, and 2 broad. 

Moultonborough^ p-t. Strafford 
N. H. on the N. side of Lake 
Winnipiseogee, 50 m. N. Concord 
Pop. 1,279. 

Mount Bethel, Lorcer, t. North- 
ampton CO. Pa. Pop. 2,472.— 
Upper, Pop. 2,182. 

Mount Carmel t. Edwards co. 
111. on the Wabash ,24 m.below Viu- 
cennes. 

Mo7int Clemens, t. and cap. Ma- 
comb CO. Michigan, on the river 
Huron, 25 m. N. Detroit. 

Mount Desert, isl. and t. Han- 
cock co.Me. Pop.l,349.The island 
is 15 miles long, and 12 broad. 
Lat. 44° 12/ N, 

Mount Holly, p-t. Rutland co. 
Vt. 20 ra. W. Windsor. Pop. 1,- 
157. 

Mount Holly, p-t. and cap. Bur- 
lington CO. N. J. on Ancocus 
creek, 12 m. S. E. Burlington, 23 
E. N. E. Philadelphia. It con- 
tains a court-house, j:\il, market 
house, bank, and 2churches. 

Mount hope bay, the N. E. arm 
of Narraganset bay, receives 
Taunton river. 

Mount hope, hill, R. I. on the W 
shore of the bay, famous as the for 
mer residence of the Indian king 
Philip. 

Mount Joy, t. Adams co. Pa 
Po!^. 935.— Lancaster co. 1,835. 

Mn:,nf Morris, t. Livingston co 
N. y. Pop. 1,002. 

Mounf pleasant, p-t. Westcheste; 
CO. N. Y. on the Hudson, 14 m.S 
W. Bf^dford, .'33 above New York 
Poji. 3,084. Here is aii academy 

Mount pleasant J t. Adams co. Pa 



207 M O U 

Pop. 1,483.— p-t. Westmoreland 
CO. 10 m. IV. W. Washington. 
Poi>. 2,060.— t. Washington co. 
Pop. 1,254— Columbia' CO. 673. 

p-t. Wayne co. 874. 

Mountjileasant, t. Jefferson co. 
Ky. Pop. in 1816, about 600. It 
contains a church for Quakers. 

Mountpleasant, p-t. Jefferson co. 
Ohio, 20 m. S. W. SteubcnviUc, 10 
N.E.St.Ciairsville.Pop.l,421.Iti3 
a flourishing town, and contains a 
>ank, prin(ing-office,and 3 church- 
es. In the vicinity are several 
flouring mills and saw-mills, a pa- 
per mill, cloth factory and 2 full- 
ing mills. — t. Hamilton co. 10 ni. 
fr. Cincinnati, 12 fr. Hamilton. 

Mount Sierlbig, p-t. and cap. 
Montgomery co. Ky. It contains a 
court-house, jail, bank,and acade- 
my. 

Mmmt Tahor, t. Rutland co. Vt. 
26 m. \V. Windsor. Pop. 222. 

Mount Tom, mt. Mass.on the W. 
side of Connecticut rivei', near 
Norihampton. 

Mount Vernon, p-t. Kennebeck 
CO. Me. 18 m. N. W. Augusta. 
Pop. 1,293.^ 

Mount Vernon, t. Hillsborough 
CO. N. K. 29m. S. Concord. Pop. 
729. 

Mount Vernon, the seat of the 
late George Washington, the 
first President of the United States, 
i ploasantlv situated on the S. side 
of t!ie Potomac, in Fairfax co. Va. 
vhf'rethe river is neatly two miles 
vide ; 9 m b-elow Alexandria. 

Mount Vernon, p-t. Boone co. 
Ky. on the Ohio, 24 m. from Cin- 
cinnati. 

Mount Verncn, p-t. and cap._ 
Knox CO. Ohio, on the N. bank of 
O'.v! creek, 20 m from ilsniouth. 
•' contains a brick court-house 
and jail, a printing-office, and sev- 



M U N 208 M U S 

crai manafactories. Pop. 403. 50, Mtout/crdviUe, p-t. Harden ca. 
in. N. W. Zanesville. ;Ky. on Green river. 30 m. below 

Mount IViishirigtov, the highestiGreensburg, 30 from Litchfield, 
of the White mountains, ?>. H.i .Munsterf p-l. Cambria co. Pa, 
by the measurement of Capt. Par- Pop. 84. 

tridge. 6,634 feet above the level Mhrderkill, hundred, Kent co. 
of the sea. See fVhiie Mountains. De\. Pop. 7,.''5S. 

Mi^uiit WashingtOJK t. Berkshire Murfreesborongli, p-t. Hertford 
CO. Miss. 20 m. 5. S. E. Lenox, to. N. C. at the head of navigation 
130 from Boston. Pop. 467. jon Mehesrin river, 50 ra. N. W; 

Mcnint Zion. See Spcirt'i. jEdenton. It is a place of consid- 

Mo.rnhala, r. Ohio, runs into the erabie trade, and lias an academy 
Muskingum, 3 m. below Zanes-jand Methodist church, 
ville. " I Murfreeshorongh, p-t. Ruther- 

Mud creek y N. Y. joins Canan-'ford co. and cap. of Ten. 32 m. S. 



daigua creek in Phelps. 



|E. Nashville, 160 W. Knoxville. 



Miic'^/'j creek, t. Butler co. Pa.lLat. 35° 52' N. Lon. 86-^ 35' W 



Pop. 868. 

Muddu river J Dl. 
Mis.sissippi. It is navigable 40; 
niibs. 

Mud Island, fortified island, Pa. 
in Delaware river, 7 m, below 
Phi!.^delphia. 

MiJilenburs;, co. Kv. Pop. 4.- 
979. Slaves^675. Chief t. Green- 
ville. 

MuUfernj, r. runs into the >\ 
side of the Arkansas, below Fort 
Smi»h. 

Mullen's Island, isl. Florida, in 
the gulf of Mexico. Lon. 82° 55' 
W. Lnt.28c I'N. 

M'dh'cus,r. N.J. runs into Lit- 



It contains acoiirt-house,jail,acad- 
runs into theiemv, bank, meelins-house. Pop. 
iSlS. above 1,000. 

Murpln/s Selllenient, p-v. St. 
Genevieve co. Mo. on the road 
from St. Louis to the Arkansas. 

Miirr'Tj. p-t. Genesee co. N. Y. 
on Lake Ontario, 18 m. N. E. Ba- 
lavia. Pop. 1.561. 

Mtiscleshell, r. enters the Plalte 
below the Loup fork. 

Muscle shoals, in Tennessee riv- 
er, 250m. from its mouth. They 
extend about 25 miles; ihe river 
spreads to the width of 3 miles, 
and is full of islands. The pa-s- 
a<^s of the shoals is difficult, ex- 



tle Egg harbor, 4 m. E. Leeds. It cept when the river is high 

is navigable 20 miles for vessels of Musluvwn, r- Pa. forms the 

60 tons. bound^rv between Centre and 

MnltnomaJi, or Wallammtt. r.iFIuntiiigdon counties, and falls in- 
falls into the Columbi-i from the S. to a branch of the Siisriuehannah. 
alwut 100 m. fr. the Pacific. It is' Muskinspxm. co. Ohio, Pop. 17,- 
500 ya^ds wide near its nioulli,and 824. Chief t. Zane«viile. 
very tiecp. j M :ski;'s;*'m, t. Muskingum co. 

.Vwc/!?', n-f. Lycoming CO Pa.'Ohi:). Pop. 872. 
Pod. 1,.564. 1 Mu^kv\z'nn. r. Ohio, ri<:es in 

Mmiceu creek. ^Vi. runs into tht-; Portage co. and runnins S. 200 
E. side of the Susou'^hannah, 23|mi'c-s, joins the Oh'o at Marietta, 
m. above Northumbe-iand. j.\t its mouth.it is'J.50 yTids wide. It 

Min'ce'i creek, t. Lycoming co. isnavijabie 100 miiesto Co«ho{toa 
Pa. Pop. 1 ,255. |for large boats, and for small boats, 



NAN 209 ^ A N 

lo Its source ; wlier.ce there is a round them. They intend also 
portage ot only one mile lo the'erecting on the caual extensive 



Cuyahoga, uhich runs into Lake 
Erie. At ZanesviUe, there are 
considerable rapids in the river. 
A company is formed lor the pur- 
pose of constructing a canal a- 



iron works. 

My^ic, r. Mass. flows into Bos- 
ton harbor. It is Bavitrgble to 
Bedford. 



N. 



Naaman's Creek, Del. runsler. It is na\igable to Sleepy hole 
into Delaware river, at JMarcusjfor ves.-els of :Ji-0 tons ; to Sufiblk 
hook. jfor those of 100 ions ; and to Mil- 

.Yogracka, r. Arkansas, falls into neis for tho>e of i5 tons, 
the Arkansas, ia Ion. 99^ 20' \V.j .Va7;^(u?Art jRcxW, thetntiance in- 
alier an easterly course of 400 orito Boston harbour, Mass. It af- 
500 miles. liords safe anchorage in from 5 to 

.Vahanf, peninsula, Mass. in 7 fatlioms water. 
Lynn, 14 m. IN. E. Boston, con- SSaiitkoke, r. Eastern shore of 
uected with the main land l)y thelMd. runs into fishing bay in the 
narrow isthmus called Lynn beach. 'Chesapeake.. 
It is a cool and dcl'ghtful summer JWmticokej hundred, Sussex co. 
retreat, and is a resort of parties:Del. Pop. 2,335. 
of pleasure from Boston. Salem, | JVantmill, East, t. Chester co. 
Marblehead and other neighbor- Pa. Pop. 1,873.— ffV^/, 1,443. 
ing towns. I J\'antucket, isl. Ma«>s. betweea 

JSain, Moravian sctllemcnt, Pa. 41- 13 and 41*^ -Zi- JN.lat. and be- 
on the Lehi:,'h, established in i764.|lween (59^ o6' and 70- 13' W. Ion. 



50 m. ^. Pliiiadelphia 

Aamasket, r. Mass. joins Bridge 
water river, to form the Taunton. 

.Yayigira, or JS^eouJee, r. Mo. i 
S. blanch of the Osage. Abou 
~0 m. tV. its mouth, i 
cular fail of 90 leei. 



15 miles long, and containing about 
50 .--q. miles. The iniiabitants arc 
extensively engaged in the \ hale 
fishery, and i.ave :iie repi.taticn of 
being the mo-i bkilful anci ad\en- 
a perpendi- turous seamen in the world. — 
They had in 1818. 45 ships, aver- 
aging more than 300 tons, employ- 
ed in this business. There are 30 
permaceti works on the i-^htnd. 



JWmJemoii, p-t. and portof entn', 
Charles co. Md. near the river ol 
the same name, which flows into 

the Potomac. It is a place of 'employing a cap'ital of ^GOO.OOO. 
some trade. 44 m. fr. Washing-jIn 1-823 there were belonninu to 
ton. [Nantucket 83 ships emplovtd in 

JVansemond, co. Va. Pop. 10,-{the whale fishei v. whose burthen 
494. Slaves 4,526. Chief t. Suf-i together exceeded 21.G0O tons, 
folk. IPop. 7,266. 

A'ansemond, r. Va. rises in Dis- KaiUucket, p-t. and port of entry 
raal swamp, and falls into Jame.s o-- the above islaiid, 30 m. S E. 
river, a little W, of Elizabeth riv-JFalmouth, 60 S. E. JNew-Bedford, 



N AR 

E. Boston. 



210 



N AS 



123 S. S. E. Boston. It is on asail ; is not susceptible of a con- 
liarbour, included within a largeltinued blockade j uorisit obstruc- 
bay, which stretches along the ted by ice. 

whole northern side of the island,! A'/rTngyngiis, p-t. Washinirton 
from Sandy point on the N. E. to|co. Me. on a river and bay of the 
Eel j)oint*on the W. The bay Isairtc name, J:^ m. W. Machias. 
makes a fine road for ships, exceptl JS'arroa-s, The, between Lons 



■with tlie wind at N. 
there is a heavy swell, 
hour is comi-letely .';afe from all 
winds, being almost land-locked, 
the points at iJs entrance approach- 
ing within a mile of each o'.her. 
There is a bar of ;~and at its mouth 
on which is only 7^ feet water at 
low tide. Psantuckei is the only 
town on the island, and con'.ains^ 
hanks, 2 insuiance companies, b 
houses of public worship, 2 lor 
Friends, 2 for Congre«;aUonalisls, 
and 1 for Metliodists. 

JS'caiiticket ShoaL a bank about 
60 miles lorg, and 4o broad, ex- 
tending S. E. from the island of its 
name. 

A'oilitcket Ba>j, N. J. op;x)site 
Bom'iay Hook. 

A'qncr, t. Bedford co. Pa. Pop. 
1,764. 

JV'iples, p-t. Ontario co. N. Y. 
18 m. S. Canandaii^ua, 216 ^V. 
Albany. Pop. l,OoS. 

JVcrraganset Ba[U R. I. sets up 
from S. to rs\ between Poiiit Ju- 
dith on the W. and Point Seaco- 
net en the E. It is about 30 miles 
long, and ID hioad, embvacv s tjev- 
cral very considerabK: islands, and 
receives 2 considerable rivers, tlic 
Pro. idence and Taunton. The 
commissioners app.oinrrd to exam- 
ine the coast of the U.' States, in 
1817, were of opinion that this 
bay presented the b( st siif^ for a 



W. whenjand Slaten l-!and, connects New- 
Tlie har-;Yoikbav wiih die Atlantic. 



naval depot N. of Chesape?.ke!of a presiilcnt 



jYash, CO. IS C. Pop. 8,185. 
Slaves 3,44o. 

JWtslumn, one of the Elizabelb 
islands. 

J\'ushua, r. runs into the Merri- 
mack at Dunstable, IS'. H. Its 
course is N . N. E. 40 miles. 

A\ii>hviHe, p-t. and cap. David- 
son CO. Ten. on the S. side of 
Cumberland river, 273 m. S. W. 
Lexington, Li20 S. \V. Pittsburg, 
200 W. KnoxviUe; 5G0 N. W. 
Charleston ; 430 N. N. E. Nalch- 
480 bv Gen. Jackson's road N. 
iN. E. iNew-Orleans. Lat. 36° 4' 
N. Lon. S?*^ W. It is situated 
in the mid.st of a very fertile and 
populous country, ancl is the larg- 
est and n»ost tlourishing town in 
the Slate. In 1810, more than one 
third of the pojKilation of Tenne?- 
see was included within a circle 
of 30 nn.e> around Nashville. — 
:5teaiuboats |.1\ between this place 
a.id rSevv-Urleans. The Cumber- 
laud, is navigable for vessels of 30 
oi 40 tons duiing the greater part 
of the year, and in the higliest 
ii')ods, for vessels of 400 tons. In 
1818, the town contained a court- 
house, jail, maiket-house,2 banks, 
2 printing-ofiices, several manu- 
factories, and upwards of 3,000 in- 
habitants. Cun^berland college, 
place, is under the direction 



isted bv one tu- 



ba,. It is accessible from the seajtor. The funds amount to ^50, 
at y\ seasons of the year ; affordsiOOO. A bri. k building is erected, 
capacious harbors, can lu cnterediS stories high, containing 22 roonas 
from the ocean in a lew hoiu's'il'or students. 



NAT 



211 



NEP 



^*dssau, p-t. Rensselaer co. N.line, and 350 bv the road, 722 S". 
Y. 11 m. S. E. Albany. PoplS. W. St. Louis. Lat. 31° 46' 



2,510. 

JVassau, r. 



LN. Lon. 93^ W. It is the larg- 
Florlda, enters the est town in the State W. of tjje 



Atlantic 18 m. S. St. Mary's river. iMissHsippi. Pop. in 1818 more 
The bar at the niouili has 8 leetjthan GOO, exclusive of the garri- 



Mater at low lide. Lat. 30'^ 44'i.son 
IN. Lon.81'2 42MV 



Katirk, p-t. Middlesex co. Mass. 



JVatchaus:, r. Ct. joins the She- on Charles river, 18 



tucket in Windham 

JY'itchez, city, Adams co. (Miss )j 



Boston. Pop. 849. 
Kalural Bridse. 



on the E. bank ol Mississiiipi river, Creek. 



m. S. W. 

See Cedar 



more than 300 m. above iNovv-Or- 
Icans bv the course of the rivt-r 
and 1.5(5 bv land ; 430 S. S. W 
Nashville. 'Laf.3F33' N. Lon 
91° 20/ W. Pop. 2,184. Th( 
greater part of the town stands on 
a bluff, upwards of 150 feet above 
the surface of the river. The 
houses have an air of neatne.ss, 
though few are di-^tingui- lied for 
size or elegance. There is a con- 
siderable ineciuality in the surface 
of the hill, whfch prevents hand- 
some streets. iSatchcz is finely 
situated for a commercial depot, 
and its trade is rapiflly increasing 
The country in its rear consists 
of excellent cotton lands, and is 
laid out in extensive plantations. 
The income of the first planter-^ 
is princely ; from 5,000 to 40,00<J 
dollars per annum. Labour is 
performed almost exclusively l)y 
slaves. The town contains a 
court-house, a bank with a capi- 
tal of ^^3,000,000, a hospital, and 
3 houses of |)ublic worship, 1 fur 
Roman Catholics, 1 for Presbyte- 
rian-;, and 1 for Baptists. 

Natchitoches, co. La. Pop. 
7,486. Slaves 2,326. 

Natchitoches, pronounced Naki- 
tosh, p-t. Natchitoches co. La. on 



the W. bank of Red river. SOOui. N. 



A^tugatuck, r. Ct. joins the Hou- 
satonnuc at Derby. 

Kavii, t. Orleans co. Vt. 48 m. 
N. E. Montpelier. Pop. 90. 

Nazareth, p-t. Northampton co. 
Pa. 10 m. N. Bethlehem, 63 N. 
by W. Philadelphia. Here is a 
a Moravian school. 

Nazareth, Upper, NorthamptoH 
CO. Pa. Po[). 535. — Lower, Pop. 
748.^ 

Neddick, Cope, on the coast of 
Me. Lon.70C34' VV. Lat. 43^* 
8' N. 

Needham, I. Norfolk co. Mass. 
on Charles river, opposite New- 
town, 12 m. W S. W. Boston. 
Pop. 1,227. Here is a perpendi- 
cular fall in the river of 20 feet, at 
which mills af^ erected. 

Nelson, p-t. Cheshire en. N. H. 
40 m. S.W.Concord. Pop. 907. 

Nelso7i, n-t. Madison co. N. Y. 
35 m. S. W. Utica. Pop. 2.329. 

Nelson, CO. Va. Pop. 10,137. 
Slave 5,660. Chief t. Lovine-^ion. 

Nelson, CO. Kv. Pop. 16,273. 
Slaves 3,875. Chief t. Bairds- 
town. 

Nelson, p-t. Portage co. Ohio, 
12 m. N.E.Ravenna. Pop. ^144. 

Nemulmw, r. falls into W. side of 
the Missouri in lat. 39° 55' 56" 



above its junction with the Mi 
sissippi, 80 above Alexandria, 



i=-| Nepa.nosp., t. Lycorriing co. Pa. 
OOjontiie W. branrh of the Susque^ 



W. VV. New-Orleans, ia a direct'hanuah. Pop. 418, 



MEW 212 NEW 

yeponsel, r. Mass. flows intojfioni Its mouth, 9 W. New-Yofk. 
Boston harbour, and is uavigabieiG iN . Elizabethtown. It is a haud- 
for vessels of loO tons 4 miles, to some and flourishing town, and 



Mihon. 



jlebrated for the excellence of 



JVe;?07sef,v. partly in Dorchcslcr|the cider made in its neighbour- 
and partly in Milton, Mass. onihood. Here are valuable cjuarries 



both sides of the Neponset, 6 m. of stone for building, and numer- 
S. of Boston. It contains a num-jous tanneries ; shoes also are ex- 
tensively manufactured. Newark, 
contains a court-house, jail, 2 
banks, an academy, and 5 houses 
of public worship, 2 for Presbyte- 
rians, 1 for Episcopalians, 1 for 
Baptists, and 1 for Methodists. 
One of the Presbyterian churches 
is of stone, and is the largest and 
most elegant building of the kind 
in the State. Pop. G,507. 

Aewark bay, N. J. formed by 
the confluence of the Passaic and 
Hackinsack rivers, and separated 
from Hudson river on the E. by 
Bergen neck. It communicates 
with N. York bay, and with Ara- 
boy bay. 

A^eicark, p-t. and cap Licking 
CO. Ohio, on Licking river, 2G m. 
W. N. W. Zanesville, 33 E. by 
N. Columbus. It contains a court- 
house, printing-office and Presby- 
terian church. Pop. 962. 

JS'eiv Ashford, t. Berkshire co. 
Mass. 20 m. Ps'. Lenox, 121 from 
Boston. Pop. 358. 

JNew Baltimore, t. Greene co. 
N. Y. on the Hudson, 16 m. abo\e 
Catskill, 18 below Albany. Pop. 
2,036. 

Xew Barbadoes, t. Bergen co. 
N. J. on the Passaic. Pop. 2,.'392. 

A''ew Bedford, p-t. and s-p. Bris- 
tol CO. Mass. on a small bay which 
sets up from Buzzard's bay, be- 
tween Clarke's neck on the W. 
and Sconlicutt point on the E. 52 
m. S. from Boston. An island 
between the points renders the 
entrance narrow, but the harbour 
is safe and commodious. The in- 



ber of mills and manufactures. i 

yescopeck, p-t. Luzerne co. Pa. 
at the confluence of the Nesco- 
pcck with the Susciuehannah, 40 
m. N. E. Northumberland. Pop. 
1,004. 

JYeshamimj^ r. Pa. runs into the 
Delaware, 6 m. below Bristol, 

JSie-hannock, t. Mercer co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,028. 

JVeverswk, or A'avesink, t. Sulli- 
van co.N.V. Pop. 1,3^0. 

J\'evilsville, p-t. Clermont co. 
Ohio, on the Ohio, 21 m. W. Wil- 
liamsburg. Pop. in 1815, 200. 

J\etise,v. N. C. rises near Hills- 
borough, and after a S. E. course 
of more than 500 miles, falls into 
Pamlico Sound, 70 m. below iNevv- 
bcrn. It is navigable for sea vcs 
sels 12 miles above Newbern, and 
lor boats 200. 

jXeuville, t. Cumberland co. P 
Pop. 412. 

A'eiv Albany, p-t. and cap. Floyd 
CO. Ind. on the Ohio, nearly oppo- 
site Portland, Ky and 4 m. below 
the falls of .Jeftersonville. It is 
situated on the second bank of th 
Ohio ; the town was commenced 
in 1814,und has had araj.id growth 
containing at present ISOdvvelling 
houses, a Presbyterian church and 
about 1,000 inhabitants. Here are 
a steam saw — , and grist mills, and 
ship yard 

Kewark, t. Essex co. Vt. 44 m. 
;^f, E. MonipeUer. Pop. 154. 

Newark, p-t. and cap. Essex co 
N. .T. is pleasantly situated near 
the W. bank of Passaic river, 3 m. 



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habitants arc very extensively en- 
gaged in the whale fishery. In 
lS2;i the number of vessels employ- 
ed in this fishery was C8 ; ton- 
nage 1G,222; navigated by 1,350 
men and boys. The cod fislicr> 
also employs a large number of 
vessels, and there are several ships 
engaged in foreign trade. The 
principal exports are whale oil. 
spermaceti candles, and fish. — 
IVew Bedford contains a bank, in- 
surance office, academy, 5 chur- 
ches, 1 for Friends, 2 for Congre- 
gationalists, and 2 for Baptists. 
Pop. 3,947. 

JVeio Berlin, p-t. Union co. Pa. 
Pop. .515. 

Kewbem, p-t. port of entry, and 
cap. Craven co. N. C. on a flat 



sandy point of land, at the Junction 
of N'euse river witli tiie Irent, 35 
m. S. S. W. Washington, 123 S. 
E. Raleigh, 100 N. N. E. Wilming- 
ton, 290 iN. E. Charleston. Lon. 
770 25MV. Lat. 35O20'N. Pop. 
iu 1818, nearly G,000. It is the 
largest town in the State, and con- 
tains a court-house, jail, theatre, 
2 banks, and 3 houses of public 
worship, 1 for Episcopalians, 1 for 
Baptists, and 1 for Methodists. 
Shipping in 1S15, 5,019 tons. — 
Considerable commerce is carried 
on in the export of lumber, naval 
stores, grain and pork. 

A'eivberrij, t. Lycoming co. Pa. 
on the Susquehannah, opposite 
Williamsport. 

JVew Boston, p-t. Hillsborough 
CO. N. II. 22 m. S. Concord. Pop. 
1,686. 

JN'Vio Bourbon, v. Mo. on the 
Mississippi, 2 m. below St. Gene- 
vieve. 

JVeio Bmintree, p-t. Worceste 
CO. Ma>s. 18 m. W. N. W. Woi 
tester, 66 from Boston. Pop. 888 

Jii'tM Britain J t. Jiucks co. Pa. 



N E W 
Philadelphia. Pop. 

t. Penobscot co.Mc, 



25 m. fr. 
1,082. 

Keicbnrgh 
Pop. 328. 

A'ewburgh, p-t. ami halfshirc 
Orange co. N. V. on the W. bank 
of the Hudson, 95 m. S. of Albany, 
and 70 on the stage road IN. of 
Xew-York. Pop. of the village 
2,877, whole town 5,812. The 

llagc is pleasantly situated on 
the Hudsoii. Its trade employs 
about 30 vessels, and few places 
are increasing more rapidly in 
wealth and population. It con- 
tains a bank, court-house, acade- 
my, ancl 4 houses for public wor- 
ship, 2 for Presbyterians, 1 for 
Episcopalians, and 1 for Metho- 
dists. On Chamber's creek is an 
extensive cannon foundery. 

Kewburgh, t. Cuyahoga co. 
Ohio, S. E. of Cleaveland. Pop. 
756. 

JSeubnrtj, t. Orange co. Vt. oa 
Connecticut river, opposite Hav- 
erhill, 34 m. E. S. E. Montpelier, 
47 above Windsor. Pop. 1,623. 

JVewbziry, t. Essex co. Mass. oij 
the S. bank of Merrimack river, 
opposite to Salisbury, with which 
it is connected by a bridge, 24 m, 
N. Salem, 32 N. N. E. Bo.ston. 
Pop. 3,671. It contains 2 acade- 
mies, and 5 Congregational chur- 
ches. 

JVewbury, t. York co. Pa. Pop, 
1,794. 

A'eivbuni, district S. C. Pop. 
16,104.. Slaves 5,749. 

J\'eirb)/nj, t. Geauga co. Ohio. 
Pop. 337.— Miami co. 542. 

JVewburyjjort, p-t. and port of 
f ntry, Essex co. Mass. on the S. 
hank of the Merrimack, 3 m. frrm 
its mouth, 24 N. Snlem, 24 S. S. 
W. Portsmouth, 33 N.N. E. Bos- 
ton. Lon. 70° 47' W. Lat. 42© 
49' N. Pop. 6,862. It is one of 
1& 



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the handsomest towns in the U. 
S. the site being a beautiful de- 
cHvity, the houses handsomely 
built, the streets wide, and inter- 
secting each other nearly at righi 
angles. It contains 2 banks, 2 in- 
surance offices, and 7 churches ; 
S for Congregalionalists, 2 foi 
Presbyterians, 1 for Episcopalians,, 
and 1 for Baptists. It is the third 
town in the State in population and 
and commerce. The amount of 
shipping in 1816, was 24,922 tons, 
employed partly in the coasting; 
trade and fisheries, and partly ir, 
the trade to the West Indies, Eu- 
rope, and the East Indies. The 
town is well situated for shipbuild- 
ing, having the advantage of re- 
ceiving lumber from the interior 
by Merrimack river. The har- 
bour is deep, safe, and spacious, 
but difficult to enter. The town 
suffered severely by the restric- 
tions on commerce previous to the 
late war, and by fire in 1811. 1; 
has not yet fully recovered from 
these misfortunes. 

JVew Canaan, p-t. Fairfield co. 
Ct. 8 m. from Long Island Sound. 
77 S. W. Hartford. Pop. 1,689 
It contains 2 churches and an 
academy. 

JS'ewcastle, p-t. Lincoln co. Me 
on the W. side of Sheepscot river. 
7 m. E. Wiscasset. Pop. 1,240 

J^ewcastle, or Great Islatjd, is!, 
and t. Rockingham co. N. H. a 
t!he mouth of the Piscataqua, 2 m 
!E. Portsmouth. Pop. 932. Here 
are a fort and light-house. 

JVeu'castle, t. Westchester co. N. 
Y. 37 m. N. New-lork, G W 
Bedford. Fop. 1,368. 

Mivcastle, CO. Del. Pop. 27, 
899. Slaves 1,195. 

JVewcastle, p-t. and cap. New- 
castle CO. Del. on Delaware river 
Tho village coAlaio^ i churches, » 



NEW 

court-house, jail, and about 200 
houses. It has considerable tiade 
in wheat, 34 ra. S. W. Philadel- 
phia. Lat. 39^2 38' N. Pop. 2,671. 

J\''eivcastle, p-t. and cap. Henry 
CO. Ky. on Kentucky river, con- 
tains a court-house and jail. Pop. 
in 1818, 800. 

Newcastle^ t. Coshocton co. 
Ohio. Pop. 540. 

Neio Charleston^ t. Penobscot co 
Me. 20 m. N. W. Bangor. Pop. 
344. 

New Chester, t. Grafton co. N. 
H. on the Merrimack, 16 m. S. 
Plymouth, 45 from Concord. Pop. 
971. 

J\''ew Connecticut. See Connect- 
icut Resen'e. 

J\'ew Creek, N. C. runs into the 
sea, in Ion. 76° 52' W. lat. 34° 47' 
N, 

Kew Durham, t. Strafford co. N. 
H. 38 m. N. W. Portsmouth, 45 
from Concord. Pop. 1,168. 

JVeivell. See French camps. 

JVew England, the N. E. section 
of the U. States, comprising the 
states of Maine, New Hampshire, 
Vermont, Massachusetts Rhode- 
Island, and Connecticut. 

Js'ew Fairfeld, t. Fail-field co. 
Ct. 7 m. N. DanbiHT, 64 S. W. 
Hartford. Pop. 788." 

JVeufane, t. and cap. Windham 
CO. Vt. on West river, 12 m. N. 
W. Brattleboro', 105 S. Monlpc 
lier. Pop. 1,506. 

JVe?r Feliciana, co. La. Chief 
t. St. Francisville. 

Kewjield, t. York co. Me. 40 m, 
N. W. York, 36 W. N. W. Port- 
land. Pop. 1,147. 

Keic found iMke, N. H. 6 miles 
long from N. to S. and 2^ broad, 
communicates with the Merri- 
mack, at Bridgewater. 

New Garden,, p-t, Chester Cv- 
Pa. Pop. 1,195. 



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215 



NEW 



Va . Here is a ladies' academy 
Aeio Gloi-cester, p-t. CiimLer 



vVeiC Glasgow, p-v. Amlici-st co.;is the capital of the county, and the 
'semi-capital of the State. 

The public buildings a'^e a state- 
land CO. We. 23 m, N. Portland, house, the college edifices, 5 chur- 
Pop. I,6i8. jches, 2 for Congregationalists, 1 

JWw Gm/Ji/irtm, t. Cheshire co.jfor Episcopalians, 1 for Metho- 
N. H. 35 m. N. W. Concord, dists and 1 for Baptists. Besides 
Pop. 83i. jthese buildings tlic town contains 

'ew Hampshire, one of the U.ja jail, almshouse, custom-house, 



op. » 

Kelt 



S. hounded N . by Lower Canada ; 
E.by Maine ; S. E. by the Adan- 
tic ; S. by Massachusetts ; and 
W. by Vermont. It lies between 
420 41' and 45^ 11' N. kit. am 
between 70^ 40' and 72« 48' ^V 
Ion. It is IGO miles long from N. 
to S., 90 in its greatest breadth, 
and ccnt;iins 0,491 sq. miles, or 
6,074,240 acres. Pop. 24i,161. 
The principal exports from New- 
Hampshire are lumber, pot and 
pearl ashes, fish, beef, live cattle, 
pork, and flax seed 
of manufactures in 1810, was 
55,225,045 ; of exports in 1820, 
§240,800. 

JYew Hampton, p-t. Strafford co. 
N. H.on the Merrimack, 30 m. N. 
Concord. Pop. 1,500. 

JS'ew Hanover, co. N. C. Pop. 
10,866. Slaves 5,561. Chief i. 
Wilmington. 

JVew Hart ford, x)-t. Litchfield co. 
Ct. 20 m. N. W. Hartford. Pop. 
1,685. 

Kew Hartford, p-v. in Whites- 
town, N. Y.2m. VV. Utica. 

JVew Haven, p-t. Addison co. 
Vt. on Otter creek. Pop. 1,566. 

JVeio Haven, co. Ct. Pop. 39,- 
616. 

JVeio Haven, city and seaport, 
New-Haven co. Ct. lies around the 
the head of a harbour, which sets 
up 4 miles from Long Island 
Sound, in 41° IS' N. lat. 72° 56' 
W. Ion. 76 ra. N. E, New-York, 
34 S. S. W. Hartford, 134 S. W. 
Boston ; 107 S. S. E. Alban;^. It 



2 banks, 3 insurance offices, a 
grammar school, an academy, and 
7printing-oftices, from which are 
issued 5 weekly newspapers, a re- 
l.ligious monthly magazine, and the 
American Journal of Science and 
Arts. 

The cily is regularly laid out, the 
houses are generally built of wood, 
in a neat and commodious, but not 
an expensive style. Several or 
those recendy erected liowever, 
are elegant and stately edifices of 
riie valucibrick. The principal streets are 
ornamented with trees, and the 
open .square in the centre of the 
city is one of the handsomest in 
the United Slates, The harbour 
is well defended from winds, but is 
shallow, and gradually filling up 
with mud. The depth of water on 
the bar, at low water, is about 6 
or 7 feet. Amount of shipping in 
1816, 12,439 tons. Pop. 7,147, 
and, including the township, 8,326. 
Yale College, in this place was 
found^l in 1701. Its officers in 
1822, were a president, 9 profes- 
sors including 4 medical profes- 
sors, and 7 tutors. The trustees 
consist of the governor of the state, 
the lieutenant governor, and six 
senior assistants j together with 
the president and ten fellows, be- 
ing clergyman. The college li- 
brary contains about 7,000 vol- 
umes, and the students have libra- 
ries amounting to 2,000 more. A 
cabinet of minerals was deposited 
here ia 1811, by George GibW, 



"S K VV 
Esq. the original cost of wliich 
.said to have Iseen £4,000 sterling. 
The college buildings consist of 4 
spacious edifices, each 4 storic 
high, and containing 32 rooms fo 
students ; a chapol, containing al 
.so a philosophical chamber ; a ly 



iG W E \V 

Keiv-Ji'lely channel, N. C. be^ 
tween Cape Fear Island and the 
main land. Lon. To"^' 5' W. Lat. 
^i^ 5G' N. 

Jseiv Ipsuich, p-t. Hills-borough 
CO. JN.H. 18 ni. S. W.Amherst, 
50 from Concord, 52 N. Boston. 



ceum, containing the library and Fop. 1,288. It contains an acade- 



recitation rooms ; a lal)oratory 
all of brick ; and a dining hall of 
fitonc. The medical institution 
connected with the college, was 
established in 1813, and has 4 pro- 
fessors, a valuable anatomical mu- 
seum and a medicallibrary. — The 
whole number of students in 1822, 
was 481, of whom92 were medical 
students, 18 resident graduates and 
371 undergraduates. The Avhole 
number educated here, from the 
establishment of the institution to 
1820, was 3.478 ; of whom there 



my and various mills. 

jYewJerseu, one of the U. States, 
bounded jN . by New-York } E. by 
the Atlantic aud by Hudson river, 
which separates it from New- 
York ; S. by Delaware bay, and 
W. by Delaware river, which sep- 
arates it from Pennsylvania. It 
pxtendsi from lon. 74*^ to- 75^29' 
W. and from lat. 39'- to 41° 24' JN. 
It is IGO miies long from N. to S. 
and contains 8,320 sq. miles, or 
5,324,000 acres. Pop. 277,675. 
Number of militia in 1821, 35,241. 



v.ere then living 1,884, a greaterlThe niamifacturcs are chiefly of 



number than from any other Co! 
lege in the U. States. 

On Mill river, 2 m. from the city 
is a manufactoi-y of fire arms, es- 
tablished by Mr. Whitney. 

JVeic Haven, t. Oswego co. N. 
Y. on Mexico bay in Lake Onta- 
rio. Pop. 899. 

A'ew Haven, p-t. Huron co. 
Ohio. Pop. 481. 

A'ew Holland, p-t. in Lancastei 
CO. Fa. 12 m. E. N. E. Lancaster. 
54 iN.W. Philadelphia. • 

Kcw Iberia., p-t. Auakapasdist. 
La. on the Teche, 9 m. by land, 
below St. Martinsville, 30 by wa- 
ter. 

JVcvichaicannock. See Piscata- 
qua river. 

JVeivivgfo7i, t. Rockingham co. 
N. H. on the Plscata(|ua5 m. N. 
W^ Portsmouth . Fop . 541 . 

jYeiv-Inlet, channel between two 
small islands, >■ . J. Lon. -74^ 15 
W. Lat. 39^50' N. 



iron and leather. The estimated 
value in 1810, was ,$7,054,-594. 
The value of exports in 1820^ 
$i0.5ol, the revenue in 1815, 
|13,G12 ; shipping in 1816,33,211 
tons. Trenton is the seat of gov- 
ernment. 

Aav Kent. co. Va. Pop. 6,6.'30. 
Slaves 3,759. Chief t, Cumber- 
land. 

JVew Lancaster, p-t. and cap. 
Fairfield co. Ohio, on the N. side 
of the Hockhocking, which is heie 
an inconsiderable stream. 3() m. 
S. W. Zanesville, 3-1. N. E. Cliilli- 
cothe. It contains a bank, a prln- 
iing ofiice, at which a newspaper 
is published, an elegant court- 
house, and about 75 dwelling-hou- 
ses. Coal is found in the vicinity. 

jXeiv Lebanon, p-t. in Canaan, 
Columbia co. N. Y. 6 m. fr. Pitts- 
field, (Mass.) 24 fr. Albanv. Here 
is a warm siiring of considerable 
celebrity. The temperature of ih'i 



NEW 

vYalerlslS^ of Fahrenheit. It is 
usoful in s.ilt rheums, and other 
cutaneous afiections. In this place 
is a villa^^e of Shakers. Tiiey are 
said to possess nearly 3,000 acres o( 
land. The utmost neatness is con- 
spicuous in their houses, fields, 
gardens, court-yards, and every 
thint; belonging to their establish- 
iiient. The property is all in com- 
mon. The scenery ofNew-Leba- 
non is remarkably beautiful. 

A'tuo Lebanon, p-t. Campden co. 
N. C. on the Pasquotank, 11 m. 
above Elizabeth city. 
' A'eia Lexington., p-t. Preble co. 
Ohio, G m. E. Eaton. 

New Lcx)n£i;ton, t. Jofierson co. 
Ind. 17 m. \V. Madison. Mere is 
n printing-office from which a 
newspaper is is.sucd. Salt is man- 
ufactured here. 

New Lexi'io^fon, t. Richland co. 
Ohio, on JNlohiccan creek, 10 ni. 
from Belville. 

N'ewlin, t. Chester co. Pa. Pop. 
914. 

J\hii-Lishon, p-t. Olse<;o co. N. 
y. 10 m. S. W. C.ooperstown, 7{) 
W. Albany. I\)p. 2,221. 

A''eic-Li.'!ljon, p-t. and cap. Co- 
lumbiana CO. Oijio, on a branch ol 
the Little Beaver, li m. fr. Ohio 
river, 35 3. VVi^rrcn, 5C, N. W 
Pittsbui):, IGO N. K. Coliunbus. 
It container an ele;i;ant cnnrt-Iiouse 
a jail, bank, prinUng-olnco, public 
library, academy, and 2 churches. 
In the vicinity are a furnace, sev- 
eral saw-mills, a paper-mi!!, 2 
Avoolicn factories, a fulling-mill, 
carding machine, and glass facto- 
ry. Poll. 71f). 

Neir-Loiidim, p-t. Hi'ilsbnrongli 
CO. N. H. 32 m. N. \V. Concord. 
Pop. i)21. 

New-London, co.Ct. Pop.3j,943. 

Ncir-Lonihn, cit}', port of entry, 
'ind half shire, JScwrLoxition co ' 



217 N E W 

Ct. is situated on a declivliv on the 
W. bank of the Thames,'3 miles 
from its mouth, 14 m. S. Norwich, 
42 S. E. Hartford, 53 E. New- 
Haven, 5'J S. W. Providence, GO 
\V. Newport. Lou. 72^ 12' W. 
Laf. 41" 2u/ i\. Po|). 3,.330. It 
contains a court-house, 2 banks, a 
marine insurance oftjce, 2 news- 
paper establishments, and 5 houses 
of public worshii-.. The inhabit- 
ants own considerable shipping, 
employed in the coasting trade, 
the trade with the West India isl- 
ands, and the fisheries. Amount 
in 181G, 14,085 tons. 

The harbour is the best in ihc 
State, having 5 fathoms water, and 
being safe, spacious, accessible ar. 
all seasons of the year, and at all 
times of tide, and unobstructed by 
ice ; but it is easijy blockaded, n.'^ 
was proved during the late war. 
It is defended by Forts Trumbull 
and Griswold. On the W.sidccf 
the entrance, is a llglit-house. 

New, London, t. Chester co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,1%. 

New-London, t. Md. 5 rn. S. S, 
W. Annapolis. 

New-London, t. Hurop. co. Oliio. 
Pop. 172. — p-t. and cap. i\Iadi.-oii 
CO. 18 in. E. Spiii:g(icld, oo \V. by 
S. Columbus. 

New-Madrid, co. ]Mo. Pep. 2.- 
2%. Slaves 291. 

New-Madrid, p-t. Ne v.-- Madrid 
CO. Mo. an the Mississippi, 70 m. 
l)elowthe Ohio, in an unhealthy 
spot. 

New J'\tarket, p-t. Roekinsrhain 
CO. N. H. 12 m. W. Fcrt.'^mouih, 
38 S.E.Concord. Pop. 1,083. 

New Market, p-t. Highland co, 
Ohio, G m. W. Hillsborough . Pop. 
747.^ 

New Marlhorongh, p-t. Berkshire 
CO. Mass. 23 m. S. S. E Le.nox, 



Ho from Boston. Fop. 



IS E VV 
.Yew Milford, p-t. Litchfield co. 03( 
» 't. on the Housafonnuc, 48 ni. S. 
W. Hartford. Pop. 3,330. Il 
rontains 6 churclx's, 2 for Congre- 
jjalionalipt.';, 2 for Episcopalians, 1 
lor Baptist", and 1 for Quakor.s 



118 N E W 

nearly two thirds as mwpli 
as that of the -whole IJ. States iu 
1791. The fimount of ."shippintj 
beion.'ringto the port in 1816, was 
13,299 tons. In 1823, tliere were 
steam-boats on the western wa- 



Here are valL;ablc qnarries of niar-jlers connected with the commerce 
hie, several l^orges for the mauu 
facture of iron, k.c. 

Aac Milford, p-t. Susquehan 
nail ro. Pa. Pop. (J 14. 

JVetc Orleans, city and port of 
entry. Orleans parish, and cap. 
of Louisiana, is on ihc left bank of 
the IMissi=',sij)pi, 10.5 in. from its 
nioutlijby the course of the liver 
and about 90 in a direct line. Lon. 
90° 8' \V. Lat. 29'-' 57' N. Pop. 
27,176, of whom l.obo are slaves. 

The city is regularly laid ont ; 
tlie streets are generally 40 feet 
Mide, and cross each other at right 
angles. On the streets near the 
river the houses are principally ol 
brick, but in the back part of the 
town, of wood. Among tlie pub- 
lic buildings are an arsenal, cus- 
tom house, hospital, catholic col- 
lege, female orphan asylum, 2 the- 
atres, 5 lianks, and several church- 
es for Caiholics,Presbytcrianr,,and 
Episcopalians. There are 6 news- 
papers published in the cily, 3 of 
v.hicli arc in Enf^lish, and the oth 



of this cily, measuriDg together 
about 14,000 tons. 

The island of Orleans is about 
IGO miles long, and from 3 to 6Q 
broad. A levee or artificial mound 
is erected along the side towards 
the Mississip|)i, to prevent inun- 
dation. — Li December 1814, the 
British made an attack on New- 
Orleans, but were repulsed by the 
Americans under General jack- 
son, with the loss of about 3,000 
men, killed, wounded and pri.-on- 
ei~s. The loss of the American 
army is stated at only 7 men killed , 
and 6 wounded. 

Xew Paltz, p-t. Ul-^ler co. N. Y. 
on the IIud.son, In m. S. Kingston, 
80 S. Albanv, 85 N. New-York. 
Pop. 4,G12. 'See Old Paltz and 
Tufhilltou-n. 

Ahv Philadelphitt, p-t. and cap. 
Tuscaroras co. Oiiio, in a beautiful 
plain, on the E. branch of the 
Muskingum. 60 m. N. E. Ztines- 
ville, 100 (V. Columbus. Here 
are the countv buildings and a 



both French and I'^nglish. printing offiae. I'o]). 236 



New Orleans is admirably situ 
ated tor trade, near the mouth of a 
noble river v/!iose branches ex- 
tend for thousands of miles'in differ 
ent directions. 



JS''euport, p-t. Penobscot ro. 
Me. 25 m- W. Bangor. Pop. 512. 

JVevport, p-t. Cheshire co. N. H. 
8 ra. E. Connecticut river, 43 N. 



er in frontiW. Concord. Pop. 1,679. It con- 
of the city is crowded with boalsltains 2 churches, 1 for Baptists, 
irom a thousand dificrent places in and 1 fur Congregationalists. 
the " upper country ;" from Ken-] J^.e;<;)07-(, t. Orleans co. Vt. Pop. 



tueky, Tennesee, and Mis.'^our 
from Ohio, and even from Penn- 
sylvania and New-Yoik. In 1817, 
tlie number of arrj\als and clear- 
ances at the port was 1,030; and 
the value of the exi)orts ^T3,c01,' 



52. 

Ken-port, co. R. I. Pop. 15,771. 

Xcirport, p-t. and cap. Newpoi t 
CO. R. I. and semi-metropolis of 
of the state, stands on the S. W. 
side of Rhode-Island, 5 ni, frcw 



NEW 219 

the sea, 14 S. Bristol, 30 S. by E. 
Providence, 72 S, S. W. Boston. 
Lon. 71° 17' W. Lat. 41^29' N. 
t*op. 7,319. The harbour, which 
is one of the finest in the world, 
spreads westward before the town. 
It is of a semicircular form, of safe 
and easy access, sufficiently capa- 
cious to contain a large fleet, and 
deep enough for vessels of the 
largest burden. It is defended 
by Fort Wolcott, erected on Goal 
island, and by Forts Adams and 
Green. On Goat island is a U. S. 
military hospital. 

The site of the town is a beau- 
tiful declivity, which rises gradual- 



N E W 



Jy from the harbour, presenting a 
line view as you approach it from 
the water. The beauty of its sit- 
uation, and the salubrity of its cli- 
)«ate, have made it a place of 
fashionable resort from the south- 
ern and middle States during 
the summer months. The public 
buildings are a state-housef mar- 
ket-house, theatre, alms-house, li- 
brary, 5 banks, 2 insurance com- 
i)anies, and 11 churches, 4 for 
Japtists, 2 for Congregationalists, 
1 for Episcopalians, 1 for Friends. 
1 for Moravians, 1 for Methodists^ 
iind 1 for Jews. 

Newport has some trade with 
the East Indies, Europe and Cu- 
ba, but is chiefly engaged in the 
coasting trade. In 1819, the a- 
mount of shipping was 10,951 
tons. The fisheries are very val- 
uable ; probably no fish market in 
the world afibrds a greater varie- 
ty. The manufacturing establish- 
ments are 5 rope-walks, 7 rum dis- 
lilleries, 1 gin distillery ,4 tanneries, 
5 grain mills, and 1 duck factory. 

J\'eicpo}-t, p-t, Luzerne co. Pa. 
Pop. 7G4. 

J^'eicpoi-t, I, Geo. communicates 
«'ith rhe sea by two mouths, be 



twecn Vvhich lies St. Catherine's 
island. It is navigable for sloops 
toRicelx)rough. 

Newport, p-t. Herkimer co. N. Y. 
13 m. fr. Utica, 20 N. Herkimer, 
95 iS . W . Alba ny . Pop. 1 ,746 . 

JVewport, p-t. and cap. Cocke 
CO. E. Tennessee. 

Ken-port, p-t. and rap. Camp- 
bell CO. Ky. in an elevated fertile 
plain, on "the Ohio, immediately 
above Licking river, and opposite 
Cincinnati. The public building.s 
are a court-house, jai!, market- 
house, an academy, incorporated 
and endowed by the legislature 
.\ ith G,000 acres of land ; and a 
U. S. arsenal. 

JVev^port, p-t. Washington co. O- 
hio, on the Ohio,ll ni. E. Marietta. 

JVew Portland, p-l. Somerset co. 
Me. Pop. 817. 

JVcic Richmond, t. Clermont co. 
Ohio, on the Ohio, 15 m. S. W. 
Williamsburg. Fop. in 1815,230. 
— t. Ross CO. 14 m. S. E. CiiiUi- 
cothe,58 S.Columbus. 

Aew River, N. C. runs into New 
river inlet, 45 m. W. S. W. Cape 
Lookout, in ion. 77° 38' W. lat. 
;34C 27/ N. 

Aew River, S. C. communicates 
with Savannah sound. 

A'ew Rochelle, p-f. Westchester 
CO. N. Y. on East river, 20 m. fr. 
Xew-York, 5 S. Whiieplains. 
Pop. 1,135. Here is an academy. 

JVewni, t. Oxford co. Me. 24 ffi. 
•V. W. Paris. Pop. 303. 

JVeitru, t. Huntingdon co. Pa. 
Pop^. 169. 

JS'eiv Salem, p-t. Franklin co 
.Mass. IG m. E. Greenfield, 80 W. 
Boston. Pop. 2,146. 

JVew Salem, p-t. Jefferson co, 
Ohio, 14m.W. SteubenNille. Pop. 
i.i 1815, 500. 

jVeir Sharon, p-t. Kem*ebec c^. 
Me. Pop. 1,21.9. 



NEW 

JVew Shoreham. See 
f stand. 
JYew Smyrna^ t. Florida 

iborough bay, has a 



220 N E W 

Block-ilS. Y. on the Hudson, 5 m. below 



iNewburg, 65 N . JNew York. Pop- 
on the|2,4.25. 

Aejo York, one of the U. S. 
bounded N. by Lower Canada; 
E. by Vermont, Massachusetts, 
and Connecticut ; S. by New Jer- 
sey and Pennsylvania ; and W. 
and N. W. by Upper Canada, 



Vv^side ofH 

commodious and sale harbour of 
easy access, with 8 feet at low 
water on the bar. 70 m. S. St. Au- 
gustine. 

Jieu) Switzerland, t. Switzerland 
CO. Ind. Oil the Ohio, setiled bvjtrom which it is separated by lake 
J5wiss emigrants, who cultivate the 
vine. 

J\'cv:ton, p-t. Middlesex co. Mas«. 
on Charles river, opj)Osite JNecd- 
bam, 9 m. W. Boston. Pop. 1,- Length on the parallel of 42*^ 340 



Erie, Niagara river, lake Ontario, 
and the river St. Lawrence. It 
extends from lat. 40-^ 35' to 4.5*^ N. 
and from Ion. 73^^ to 79° bb' W. 



850. At the falls of the river here 
arc several paper-mills, iron inan- 
ufactories, and snuffmills 

Neicton, t. Licking co. Ohio. 
Pop. 518. — Miami co.560. — Triim 
bull CO. 8 m. S. ^V. Warren. Pop. 
438.— Muskingum co. 6 m. S. W. 
Zancsville. Pop. 1,723. 

Neictown, t. Rockingham co. 
N. H. 10 m. S. Exeter, 40 from 
Concord, 26 S. W. Portsmouth. 
Pop. 476 

J^'ewtovm, p-t. Fairfiekl co. Ct. 
on the liousatonnnc, 26 m. N. W 
New-Haven, 43 S. W. Hartford. 
Pop. 2,879. 

Mewtoicn, i. Queens co. Long 
Island, N. Y. 8 m. E. New York. 
Pop. in 1810, 2,437. The village 
13 pleasantly situated, and has 3 
churches. The ce!cl);ated apple, 
tailed the Neutown pit)pin, takes 
its name from this place. 

A^'eiciowii, t. Gloucester co. N. 
J. Pop. 2,497. — p-t. Sussex co, 
.2,743. 

JVejrto?/-??, p-t. Bucks co. Pa. Pop. 
1,060.— t. Cumberland co. 1,- 
il4. 

J\'e}i'toicn , p-t. iraiiiilton co. O- 
hio, 20 ni. from Williamsburgh. 

J\''eirviriciiard, t. Somerset co. 
Me. Pop." 594. 

JS'ew fVhidnor, p-t. Orange c 



miles. Extent 46.000 sq. mik 
or 29,494,720 acres'. Pop. 1,379,- 
9P9, of whom 10,088 are slaves. 
Militia in 1821, 121,553. 

The exports from New York ex- 
ceed those of any other State in 
(he Union. In amount of shipping 
it is surpassed only by Massachu- 
setts, and in the value ofmannfac- 
tnresonlyby Pennsylvania. The 
value flf the manufactures in 1810, 
was .^25,370,289; the amount of 
shipping, in 1815, was 309,290 
tone ; and the revenue paid in 
1815, ,';§: 15,49 1,730. The exports 
consist of wheat, Indian corn, 
rye, beef, pork, lumber, k.c. and 
their value in 1816, was , Si' 19,690,- 
031 ; in 1817, ,^18,707.433; in 
1820, .•sfl3,l63,21-4, about one-third 
of whicli was foreign produce. 

The Erie canal when complet- 
ed, uill be about 365 miles long. 
The route is as follows : Begin- 
ning at Albany, on the Hudson, u 
passes up the west bank of that 
river nearly to the mouth of the 
Mohawk ; then along the south 
bank of the Mohawk, through the 
counties of Albany, Schenectady, 
Montgomery, Herkimer, and O- 
neida, to Rome. From Rome it 
proceeds in a S. W. direction, and 
'cr(.s.^cs Oneida crgck, into Madi- 



N E W 221 

»oa county, where it turns to tlie 
VV. ahd passes tlirough Onondaga 
county, approaching within a niiJc 
and a hall" of Salina, at the S. end 
of Onondaga h\ke. It crosses 
Seneca river at Montezuma, and 
passing hy Lyons and Pahnyra, 
strikes the Genesee river at Ro- 
chester. West of the Genesee riv- 
er, it runs on the S. side of the 
Ridge road, and parallel with it 
for GO miles, and thcii turning to 
the south, joins Tonnewanta 
creek 11 miles from its mouth in 
IN iagara 'river. The channel of 
the Tonnevvanta will be made 
use of for these 11 miles, and the 
canal will then proceed in a south- 
erly direction fron\ the mouth of 
t^ie Tonnewanta along the east 
bank of Niagara river toBultalo on 
Lake Erie. 

The canal is 44 feet wide (in the 
middle section 40) on the surface, 
28 at the bottom, and 4 feet deep. 
It is supposed that the whole ex- 
pense will not much exceed ^'^'4,- 
500,000. The canal was com- 
meticed on the 4th of July 1817. 

Tiie Champlain canal was com- 
menced 10th June 1818, and com- 
pleted 28th November 1022. Its 
length from Whitehall at the 
Dioulh of Wood creek throuiih 



NEW 

Champlain to Fort Edward wai8 
about ^'260,000 ; from Fort Ed- 
ward to Waterford the estimated 
expense is ,^400,000. 

jXew Vork, the first commercial 
city in America, is on the island of 
the same name,at the confluence of 
Hudson and East rivers, in lat. 40'-"' 
42' 40" N. and Lon. 74" 0' 43' W, 
90 m.N. E.Fhiladelphia,210 S.W. 
Boston, 140 S. Albany, 390 S. 
Montreal. The city, county, and 
island of New York are of the 
same extent. The island is 15 
miles long, and on an average 1^ 
broad. 

The compact part of the city is 
at the S. end of the island, and ex- 
tends along the Hudson about 2 
miles; and from the Battery, in 
the S. W. corner along East river, 
about 2;| miles. Its cu'cuit is a- 
about 8 miles. Ail the northern 
part of the city has been recently 
laid out and is handsomely built ; 
the streets of the southern and an- 
cient part are fretiuently narrow 
and crooked, but are every year 
becoming more convenient. The 
princij^jai street is Broadway, which 
is 80 teet wide, antl extends from 
the Battery, in a N. E. direction, 
through the centre of tiie city, for 
three miles. It is generally well 



Fort Edward to the waters of tiie|!Hiilt, and a part of it is splendid 



Hudson at Waterford is (ilj^ 
of which 4(j miles is artificial nav- 
igation, and 15^ improved natur- 
al navigation. The part of the 
canal between Whitehall and Foi t 
Edward is 23 miles long. Its sum- 
mit level is supplied willr water by 
means of a dam constructed a- 
cross the Hudson, 2 m. l)elow 
Glenn's Falls, 30 feet in height. 
900 feet long. The canal Is 40 
feet wide at the surface, 23 at the 
bottom, and 4 feetdeep. The ex- 
pense of the canai fi-oni Lake 



The City Hall, is the most beau- 
tiful edifice in the U. S. The ex- 
pense was .ij(.500,000. Among the 
other pulylic buildings are the New- 
York hospital, the annual expen- 
diture of which is about ;^4O,000 ;" 
the Lunatic Asylum, completed 
in 1821, on a fine eminence on the 
Hudson 7 m. N. of the city,; the 
Alms house, on East river 2 m. 
from the City Hall, the expense 
Including the work-house, peni- 
tenliarv and other buildings was 
,^18,791 ; the Slate prison ou tlic 



NEW 2: 

Hudson, at Greenwich, the origin 
al cost oi\\ hich was ^208,846; the 
IVcAv York Institution which is oc- 
cupied by the literary and philo 
sophical Society, the American 
Academy of Fine arts, the Lycc 
um of natural history, the Amer 
ican Museum and the Asylum for 
the deaf and dumb ; the building 
comprising the Avarehouse, binde- 
ry and printing-office of the Na- 
tional Bible Society, erected in 
1822 at an expense of ^^21,000. 

The New York Eye Infirmary 
was founded in August 1820, by 
Doctors Edward Delafield and J 
Kearny Rodgers, who opened the 
institution at their own expense 
and in the course of 7 months had 
430 patients. The Infirmary was 
then placed under a Board of Di 
rectors and received an act of In 
corporation. By the annual re 
port of Jan. J 823 it appears that 
the whole number of patients since 
the establishment of the Institution 
is 1,756. They are from almost 
every State in the Union, and sev- 
eral are from the adjacent Britisl 
j)rovinces, and from the West In- 
dies. 

Columbia College, former!} 
called King's College, was estab- 
lished in HM. It has a president, 
5 professors, 14^ students, a library 
of3,000 or 4,000 volumes, a valua- 
ble philosophical apparatus, and 
an annual revenue of more than 
.S4,000. 

^^ The college of Physicians and 
Surgeons has 7 professors, and is 
one of tlie most respectable and 
flourisliing medical institutions i 
the country. 

The Theological Seminary of 
the Protestant Episcopal Churcl 
was established in 1820. In 1822 
tlie number of students was 22. 

Among the otlier institutions are 



.2 NEW 

the New York Historical Society: 
the Lyceum of Natural History ; 
the Literary and Philosophical 
Society ; the American Academy 
of Language and Belles Letters ; 
the Oiphan Asylum Society ; the 
Park and City Theatres ; a large 
circus ; Vauxhall, Chatham, Rich- 
mond-Hill, and other public gar- 
dens; 10 market-houses, one of 
which, the Fulton market is said 
to be superior to any market in 
Europe; 11 banks, exclusive of 
the savings bank ; 21 insurance 
companies, numerous charitable 
and benevolent institutions for 
the relief of the poor, tlie sick, the 
aged, the widow, the orphan and 
the stranger ; and several public 
libraries. There are 71 cliurcheS; 
13 for Episcopalians, 17 for Pres- 
byterians, 2 for Scotch Presbyte- 
rians 8 for Dutch Reformed Pres- 
byterians, 10 for Methodists, 7 for 
Baptists, 3 for Fiiends 2 for Ro- 
man Catholis, 2 for German Lu- 
therans and 1 each for German 
Calvinisls, Moravians, Universa- 
lists, Jews, Seamen, Swedcn- 
borijians and Unitarians. 

The Battery is a beautiful open 
space, containing several acres, at 
the S. W. point of the city. The 
Park is a handsome common, and 
includes the City Hall, New York 
Institution, Debtors' Prison, and 
Bridewell. The Bowling Green, 
s a beautiful spot of about ^ an 
acre near the lower part of Broad- 
way. The Elgin Botanic Garden is 
3.^ miles from the City Hall, and 
contains about 20 acres. 

New York is admirably situated 
for commerce, on an excellent har- 
bor, at the mouth of a noble river, 
with an extensive, fertile and pop- 
ulous back country. It imports 
;nosl of the goods consumed in the 
State of New York, the nortUcin 



KI A 



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iMC 



half of New Jersey, the western 
parts of New England, and to a 
great extent the goods consumed 
in the southeri* and many of the 
western States. This city owns 
more shipping than any other in 
the Union; and more than half as 
much as the citv of London. A- 
mount in )816, 209,617 tons. The 
revenue from the customs, collect- 
ed at this port, is about onc-foutth 
of the whole revenue of the U. 
States ; in 1815, it was 514,109,- 
790. Pop. in 1S20, 123,70fi ; and 
now (1823) computed at 133,000. 
JViiigara, r. through which Lake 
Erie discharges itself into Lake 
Ontario, is celebrated for its fails, 
one of the grandest natural curi- 
osities on the globe. The river 
flows from S. to N. and is 35 miles 
long. At its efflux from Lake 
Erie it is 5 of a mile wide, from 40 
to GO feet deep, and flows with a 
rurrentof 7 miles an hour. As it 
proceeds, the river spreads to the 
width of G or 7 miles, embosomin 
several islands, particukuly Grand 
and rSavy islands, which termin- 
ate in beautiful points 1.^ miles 



in the eastern channel, the stream 
is only 3 or 10 yards wide, form- 
ng a beautllul cascade. Between 
this small island and the U. Stales 
shore, the sheet of water is broad, 
and llie descent is greater by a few 
feet than at the Horse-shoe fall, 
but the stream is comparatively 
shallow. 

The falls are fcen to advantage 
from different positions. The best 
single view is that from the Table 
rock on the Canada side ; and the 
best view of the rapids is from 
Goat island, which is ingeniously 
connected by a bridge with the 
eastern shore. The view from 
die river below is the most entire. 
Below the falls, the river runs be- 
tween perpendicular banks 300 
feet high to Queenston, 7 miles ; 
thence to Lake Ontario the coun- 
try is open. About 5 miles below 
the falls, is asemicircular basin on 
the E. side of the river 300 yards 
in circuit, inclosed by rocky clifl's. 
The current confined here forms a 
tremendous whirlpool, called tlie 
Devil's Hole, after which it as- 
unics a tranquil course. From 



above the falls. A little below the Lcwiston to its mouth, 8 miles. 



termination of these islands, com 
mcnce the rapids, which extend a 
mile to the precipice, in whicli 
space the descent is 57 feet. At 
the precipice the river is :| of a 
mile wide, and is divided by Goal 
island into 2 channels; the chan- 
nel between Goat island and the 
Eastern or U. States' shore, is also 
divided by a small island. Over 
the precipice the river falls per- 
pendicularly about 160 feet. Much 
the greater part of the water 
passes in the channel between 
Goat island and the Canada shore 
This fall is called from its shape 
the Horse-shoe fiiU. Between 
Goat i.-.laml and the small islaucl 



fiords a good harbour for vessels. 

Kiofi-ara, co. N. Y. Pop. 22,- 
990. The courts sit at Lewiston. 

JViagnra, t. and fort, at the en- 
trance of the Niagara into Lake 
Ontario, 15 m. below the great 
falls. It was taken by the British 
in 1813, and the town destroved, 
l)ut it is now rebuilt. Lon. 79° 6' 
W. Lat. 43=141%'. Pop. 484. 

AicJwlas, CO. Va. Pop. 1,853. 
Slaves 48. 

Kichnla.<:, CO. K'-. Pop. 7.973. 
Slaves 919. Chief t. Carlisle. 

MchoUtsvilk, p-t. and cap. Je.?- 
semine co. Ky. 20 m. S. W. Lex- 
ington. Pop. in 1810, 153. Her." 
is a bank 



IS N 224 

JVicoJack, cave, Geo. 20 m . S . W. 
Look-Out niounlain, and ^ m. fr. 
Tennessee rixer, A liver GO feet 
wide and G feet deep issues from it« 
naouti), which has been explored o 
miles in a canoe. 

J\i(e, t. Scioto CO. Ohio, on the 
Ohio, 8 m. below Portsmouth. 
Pop. 524. 

JVit/iixliillen, r. Oliio, runs into 
the Muskingum, 12 m. above New 
Philadelphia. 

jXimishillen, t. Stark co, Ohio. 
.Pop. G30. 

KijW'ose, t. Lvcoming co. Pa. 
Pop. 418. 

JVisImehoflana , r, enters the E. 
side of the Mis.souri, in about lat 
40^ 20' N. 

JViskayuna, t. Schenectady co 
?f. Y. on the S. side of tlie' Mo- 
liawk, 12 m.N.W.Aibany.Pop.oK 

A'iftamj Mountain, Pa. extends 
from the Juniatta almost to the 
J5us{jmhannah, W. branch. 

JS'ixonton, t. Pasquolank co. N. 
C. on Little River, £8 m. N. E. 
Ed en ton. 

J\')We, t. Morgan co. Ohio. Pop. 
368.^ 

j\'obleboroughy p-t. Lincoln co. 
Me. IG m. IN. N. E. AViscas^et, 
174 N. E. Boston. Pop. 1,553. 
It has a brisk trade in lumber. 

j\oca?nixon, t. Bucks co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,G50. 

JVoJawaij, r. enters the E. side 



NOR 

from lake Michigan, is 45 miles 
long, and 18 wide.^Lon. 86" 20' W. 
Lat. 45° 25' N. 

.Xor/oUc, CO. Mass. Pop. 36,471. 
Chief t. Dedhani. 

jYorfolk, p-t. Litohficld co. C\. 
.35 m. N. "\V. liarifurd. Pop. 
1,422. Here are iron manufac- 
tories. 

JVorfolk, CO. Va. Pop. 15,478. 
Slaves 5,924. 

Norfolk, borough, and port of 
entry, Norfolk co. Va. on the E, 
side of Elizabeth river, just below 
the confluence of its two branch- 
es, and 8 m. above its entrance in- 
to Hamptoii roads, 114 E. S. E. 
Richmond, 229 S. S.E. Washing- 
ion city. Lon. 769 23' W. Lat. 
3GO 5j' N. Pop. 8,470. It con- 
tains a theatre, 3 banks, including 
a branch of the U. S. bank, an 
academy, marine hospital, orphau 
asylum, L:incaslerian school, athe- 
na?um, and 6 churches, 3 for Bap- 
tists, and 1 each for Episcopalians, 
Presbvteiians, Roman Catholics, 
and i\ictl!odists. The situation is 
low, and in some places marshy. 
The principal stieets are paved 
and well lighted ; but the houses 
are not remarkable for elegance. 

The harbour is safe and commo- 
dious, sufticicntly spacious to con- 
tain 300 shij)s, and deep onongli 
for the largest ves.sels Itisdc- 
ended bv several forts ; one of 



of the Missouri, 07 ra. above Cow.whii-h is on Craney island, 5 m. 



Islan 

Nolachnckiu r. Ten. runs into 
French Broad river. 

Noliii's creek, Ky. runs into 
Green river. 

JYo-M(m's-L*mL isl. Duke's co 



below the town, near the luouth 
of Eli/abeih river. The commi.?- 
sioners appointed by the U. S. to 
survey (he .lower part of Chesa- 
peake l)ay in 1310, reported that 
Hampton roads could be so forti- 

Mass. Lon. 71° 5MV. Lat 41'^lfied asio prevent the entrance of 

15' N. anv hostile fleet. 



JS'onesiich, r. Me, runs into the 
sea at Scarboroujrh . 



xNorfolk has ujore foreign coni- 
merce than any town in X'irginia. 



j\\^q:iet's BiVj, sets up N. W. and in 1815; owned mo.'-e sliij/pin- 



xN OR 



225 



NOR 



inan any place in the U. States lestabHsliments. The nicac}o\vs on 
S. of Baltimore, except Charles- iConnecticDt river at this place are 
ion. The amount was 34,705 tons, very extensive and fertile. The 



By means of the canal to All)e- 
inarle Sound, the jjroduce of a 
large section of N. Carolina is 
brought to the Norfolk market. 

J\'onna7i's Kill, or Creek, N. Y. 
falls into the Hudsonj 2^ m. S. 
Albany. 

Aorridgewock, p-t. and cap. 
Somerset co. iMe. on both sides ofl 
Kennebeck river across which i.-^l 
a bridge, 35 m. W. bv N. Hallo- 
well, 94 N. N. E. Fortiand. It 
contains a court-house, jail, and 
church for Congregationalists. It 
is a flourishing plac«, and has 
most of the trade of the back coun- 
try. Pop. 1,454'. 

'JVorristoti, |)-t. and cap. Mont- 
gomery CO. Pa. on the N. side ot 
tlie Schuylkill, contains a court- 
house, bank, and academy. 17 
«i. N. W. Fhiladclphia. " Pop. 
1,925. It was tiie residence of 
Dr. RIttoidioiise, the philosopher 
and philanthropist. 

J\'orih, t. Harrison co. Ohio, 8 
m. N.Cadiz. Pop. 1.11!?. 

JVortJmmpto7i, t. Rockingham 
CO. N. H. 7 ni. S. W. Portsmouth, 
50 from Concord. Pop, 7G4. 

Nortliampion^ p-t. .and cap. 
Hampshire co. Mass. pleasantly 
situated on the W. bank of Con- 
necticut river, in the midst of a 
beautiful country, 18 n\. N. Spring- 
field, 42 N. Ha.-tiord, 95 VV. Bos- 
ton. Pop. 2,854. The village 
contains a handsome court-house, 
a jail, an elegant and spacious 
Congregational church, a bank, 
insurance oflice, a printing-ofiice, 
from which is issued a weekly 
newspaper. Here are two tanne- 
ries, two woollen m.anufaotories, 
and several other laeuiufacturing 



surrounding scenery is romantic 
and beautiful ; and from Mount' 
Holyoke in the immediate vicini- 
ty, there is one of the most exten- 
sive pros|,ects in New-Kngland, 

JVortJiampton, p-t. Montgomery 
CO. N. Y. 17 m. N. E. Johnstown, 
.50 N. W. Albany. Pop. 1 ,29 1 . 

Kortliampton, t. Burlington co. 
N. .1.7 m. S. E. Burlington. Pop. 
4,833. 

JS'ortlwtmpton, co. Pa. Pop. 31 ,- 
7G5. Chief t.Easton. 

Korihnmpton, p-t. Lehigh co- 
Pa. Pop. 1,132.— t. Bucks co. 
1,411. 

JS7jr(hampton, co. Va. Pop. 
7,705. Slaves 3,323. 

Kortham2ito7i, co. N. C. Pop. 
13,242. Slaves 7,2G3. 

Xorlhamplon, p-t. Portage co. 
Ohio, 15 m. W. Ravenna. Pop. 
2C7. 

Xorth Bend, p-v. Hamilton co. 
Ohio, on the Ohio, 15 m. below 
Cincinnati. 

Korthboro7igh, p-t. Worcester 
CO. IMass. 11 m. E. Worcester, 36 
W. Boston. Pop. 1,018. Here 
is a forge supplied w ith bog-ore 
from the neighbourhood. 

JYorthbridge, p-t. Worcester co. 
.Mass. 12 m"S. E. Worcester, 45 
S.W.Boston. Pop. 905. 

Korthbridcreivater, t. Plymouth 
CO. Ma.'JS. 20 m. S. Boston. 

iN'ciih Brookfield, t. Worcester 
CO. Mass., GO m. W. Boston. Pop." 
1,095. 

North Castle, p-t. Westchester 
CO. N. Y. 33 1X1. N. E. New- York. 
Pop. 1,148. 

North-east, p-t. Dutchess co. N. 
Y. 24 m. N.»E. Poughkeepsie. 
Pop. 2,037. It contains 5 church- 
es. 



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JS'orlh-east, p-t. Erie co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,068. 

JS'orth-east, r. Md, flows into the 
Chesapeake, 5 m. ^. E. Charles- 
town. 

JSTorthJield, t. Washington co. 
Vt. Pop. 690. 

JVorthfeld, t. Rockingham co. 
N. H. on the Merrin)ack, 14 ni. 
N. Concord. Pop. 1,304. 

fforthfeld, p-t. Franklin co. 
Mass. on both sides of Connecti- 
cut river, 8m. N. Greenfield, 94 
N.W.Boston. Pop. r581. 

AWthfeld, p-t. N. Y. on Staten 
Island, 5 m. W. Southfield. Pop. 
1,980. It has 3 churches. 

jXorthfeld, t. Portage co. Ohio 
Pop. 178. 

JVorthford, p-v. parish, New- 
Haven CO. Ct. 10 m. N.E. New- 
Haven. 

J\'ortk Haven, t. New-Haven co 
Ct. 7 ra. N. New-Haven. Pop 
1,298. 

JVorth Hemstecid, p-t. and cap 
Queens' co. N. Y. 20 m. E. New- 
York. Pop. in 1810, 2,750. 

JVorth; Hero, p-t. and cap. Grand 
Tsle CO. Vt. on Grand Isle in Lake 
Cliamplain, 26 m. N. Burlington 
Pop. o03. 

JVorth Hill, t. Somerset co. Me 
Pop. 431. 

JVorth Island, at the mouth of 
the Great Fedee S. C. Lon. 79° 
3' W. Lat. SSOSO'N. 

J\orth Kingston, t. Washington 
CO. R. I. on Narraganset bay, 20 
ID. S. W. Providence, 12 N. W. 
Newport. Pop. 3,007. See Wick- 
ford. 

JVorth Ji for eland, t. Luzerne co. 
Pa.^ Pop.G44. 

JS'orfh jMounfain, a ridge of the 
Alleghanies whicli extends through 
Franklin and Cumberland coun- 
ties. Pa. 

JVcrrthpoi-tf p t. Haacock co. 



NOR 

Me. on Penobscot bay, 14 m. N 
W. Castine. Pop. 939. 

JVorth Providence, t. Providence 
CO. R. I. 4 m. N. of Providence. 
Fop. 2,420. It contains 3 chur- 
ches, 2 for Baptists, and 1 for 
Episcopalians ; 2 academies and 
a bank. See Paictucket. 

JVorth River, Mass. runs into 
Massachusetts bay. It is naviga- 
ble 18 miles to Pembroke for 
vessels of 300 tons, and for boats 
to the falls, within 3 miles of the 
source of Taunton river. 

JSorth River, Va. See Calf- 
past ui-e. 

JVorth Salem, t. Westchester co. 
N. Y. 8 m. N. Bedford, 63 fr. New 
York. Pop. 1,165. Here is an 
academy. 

JVo7-th Stonington, p-t. New- 
London CO. Ct. 60 Di. S. E. Hart- 
ford. Pop. 2,624. 

JVorthumbcrland, t. Coos co. N. 
H. on Connecticut river, 130 ni. 
N Concord. Pop. 29G. 

JVortluimberUtnd, p-t. Saratoga 
CO. N. Y. on the Hudson, 11 m. 
N. E. Ballstou-Spa,44. N. Albany. 
Pop^. 1,279. 

JVorthumberland, co. Pa. Pop. 
15,424.^ Chief t. Sunbury. 

JVoi'thnmberlond, p-t. at the 
junction of the E. and W. branch- 
es of the Susqueh.annah. 

JVorthumberland, co. Va. Pop. 
8,016. Slaves 3,268. 

JVorthweit Fork, hundred, Sus- 
sex CO. Del. Pop. 3,460. 

JVm-th West Territorij, U. S. 
bounded N. by the British posses- 
sions ; E. by Michigan Ter. ; S. 
by Illinois, and W. by the Missis- 
sip!>i. It extends from lat. 42° 30^ 
to 49° N. and contains about 140,- 
000 square miles. It constitutes 
the county of Crawford, in Michi- 
gan t^nitor)'. Except the settle- 



NOR 

tYients of Prairie cUi Chien, Green 
bay, St. Mary's and a few trading 
posts the country is occnpied ex- 
clusively by Indians. The most 
remarkable xxgetable production 
i^the wild rice, a prolific and 
highly valuable arpiatic plant, with 
which the lakes, river?, and bays 
generally abound. The southern 
coast of Lake Superior yields 
iron, lead, and various other met- 
als, but particularly copper, which 
is found in large masses on the 
river Ontonagon. 

JVorthivood, t. Rockingham co. 
N. H. 20 m. E. Concord, 27 W. 
N. \y. Portsmouth. Pop. 1,260. 

JVoj-th Yarmouth, p-t. Cumber- 
land CO. Me. on Casco bav, 12 m. 
N. Portland. Pop. 3,04-6. It 
contains 4 churches, 3 for Congre- 
galionalists and 1 for Baptists, and 
an academy. 

jYorton, p-t. Bristol co. Mass. 8 
m. N. N. W. Taunton, 31 S. W. 
Boston. Pop. 1,600. Here is a 
large nail factory. 

JVorton, p-t. Delaware co. Ohio, 
34 m. N. Columbus.— t. Medina 
CO. Pop. 344. 

JS'oncalk, p-t. Fairfield co. Ct. 
on Long Island sound, 45 m. IN. 
E. New-York, 31 S. W. New- 
Haven. Pop. 3,004. It contains 
a printing office from which a 
newspaper is issued, an academy, 
and 3 churches, 1 for Congrega- 
tionalists, 1 forEpisaopalians, and 
1 for Methodists. It owns some 
shipping, employed in the coast- 
ing trade. 

JVorwalk, t. and cap. Huron co. 
Ohio, 10 ra. S. Lake Erie, 115 N. 
Columbus. Pop. 579. 

JVorwaif, p-t. Oxford co. Me. 8 
xn. S. W. Paris. Pop. 1,830. 

JVoncau, p.-t. Herkimer co. N 
Y. 20 m." N. Herkimer, 90 N. W 
Albany. Pop. 1,G12. 



227 NOR 

Koru-egan, t. Schuylkill co. Ps', 
Pop 615. 

JVonvich, p-t. Windsor co. Vt, 
on Connecticut river, opposite 
Hanover, 21 m. N. Windsor. Pop, 
1,985. The ' American literary, 
scientific and military academy,' 
was established in 1820 at this 
place. It is under the superin- 
tendance of Capt. Alden Patridge, 
and has 6 professors, and 117 stu- 
dents or cadets. The students 
are required to wear a uniform 
"ress, and to go through a regular 
system of military exercises, be- 
sides the usual course of studies 
pursued at other literary institu- 
tions. 

JVoncich, t. Hampshire co. Mass, 
12 m. W. Northampton, 105 from 
Boston. Pop. 849. 

J^'onvich, city, New-London co. 
Ct. on the Thames, at the head 
of navigation, 13 m. N. INew-Lon- 
don,38 S.E. Hartford, 45 W. S. 
W. Providence. Lat. 41° 34' N. 
Lon.720 5/W. Pop. 3,634. The 
Thames forms a safe and commo- 
dious harbour. In the Yantic, a 
branch of the Thames, is a cata- 
act a mile from its mouth, remar- 
kable lor its romantic scenery, 
and affording fine sites for mills 
and manufactories. 

Norwich consists of three dis- 
inct and compact settlements: 
Chelsea landing romantically sit- 
uated at the point of land between 
Shetucket and Yantic rivers, and 
the seat of most of the commer- 
cial business of the place ; the 
Town 2 miles N. W. of Chelsea, 
containing the court-house and 
some other public buildings ; and 
Bean bill a pleasant settlement in 
the western part of Norwich. There 
are within the town a court-house, 
jail, bank, 2 insurance companies, 
and 6 houses for public worship^ 



OCR 

S lor Congregationalists, 2 for 
Methodists, 1 for Episcopalians, 
and 1 for Baptists. Among the 
manufacturing establishments are 
1 woollen factory, 1 cotton facto- 
ry, 2 manufactories of morocco 
leather, 2 paper mills, 5 tanneries, 
1 carding machine, 6 grain mills, 
and 6 saw-mills. 

JS'onrich, p-t. and cap. Chenan- 
go CO. N. Y. on tiie Chenango, 8 
m. .N. Oxford, 100 W. Albany; 
uith a flourishing and handsome 
village containing a court-house, 
jail.^and bank." "Pop. 3,257. 

A^oricich, t. Franklin co. Ohio, 
on the Scioto, 7 m. above Colum- 
bus. Pop. 257. 

A'otch, 'Die. See White Moun, 
tains. 

A^otkacay, co. Va. Pop. 9,658. 
Slaves 6,G76. 

jYottaivay, r. rises in Va. re- 
ceives Blackwater river, and 
unites with the Meherrin in IN. C. 
to form the Chowan. 

Nottingham, p-t. Rockingham 



2S O II I 

CO. N. H. 25 from Concord, 23 N. i 
W. Portsmouth. Pop. 1,120. ' ' 

A'ottingham, West, t. Hillsbo- 
rough CO. N. H. on the E. side ol 
the^ Merrimack, 40 m. S. Con"- 
cord, 45 ?^. Boston. Pop. 1 ,22^ 

A'otiingham, t. Burlington co. 
N.J. Pop. 3,633. 

Nottingham, t. Washington co. 
Pa. Pop. 2,098.— £t's<, t. Ches- 
ter co. 1,486.— ^Fesf, 474. 

Nottingham, p-t. and port of en- 
tr\". Prince Georsje co. m.<\. on the 
Patuxent, 28 m. S. E.Washington. 
Shipping in 181G, 1,473 tons.— 
East, t. Cecil co. 10 m. fr. Charles- 
town - 

N'vttinghom, t. Harrison co, 
Ohio, 7 m. W. Cadiz. Pop. 1,529. 

A'owadaga, r. N. Y. runs into the 
Mohawk, at Minden. 

N'nnda, p-t. Alleghany co. N. Y. 
14 m. N. Angelica. Pop. 1,188. 
Here are two falls in Genesee riv- - 
er, a mile apart, 1 of 60 feet, auti 
1 of 90. 



o. 



Oakham, p-t. Worcester co 
Mass. 9 m. N. W. Worcester, 55 
S.W Boston. Pop. 985. 

Oakland, co. Michisran Ter. 
Chief t. Pontiac. Pop. 330. 

Oakmulgee, r. Geo. joins the 
Oconee. 

Oconee, r. Geo. rises in the N. 
W. part of the State, and runnina 
'^. S. E. 160 m. joins the Oakmul- 
gee to form Alatamaha river. 

Ocracokc Inlet, navigable chan- 
nel on the coast of IS". C. between 
Albemarle and Pamlico sounds. 
Lat. 34^55' I\.7 leagues S. W. h 
W. Cape Hatferas. The bar has 
14 feet at low water. 



Ogden, 1. Monroe co. N. Y. 
Pop. 1,435. 

Ogdensburg, p-v. and cap. St. 
Lawrence co. N. Y. at the conflu- 
ence of the Oswegatchie with the 
Si. Lawrence. It has a safe and 
>|)acious harbour and is well situ- 
ated for trade, 116 ra N.Utica, 212 
.V.W.Albany. Pop. 959. 

Ogeechee, r. Geo. flows into 
Ossabaw sound. 

Oglethorpe, co. Geo. Pop. 14,- 
026. Slaves 7,338. Chief t. Lex- 
ington. 

Ohio, t. Alleghany co. Pa. Pop. 
1,477,— Beaver CO. 1,075. 



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OhiP, CO. Va. Pop. 9,182. Slavcsjter for several weeks. GeneraUy 



409. Chief t.VVheelins; 

OJiio, CO. Ky. Pop- 3)879. 
Slaves 168. Chief t. Hartford. 

Ohio, one of ihe U. S. bounded 
N. by Michigan Territory and 
Lake Erie ; E. by Pennsylvania ; 
S. E. by Virginia; S. by Ken- 
tucky ; and VV. ')y Indiana. It 
extends from 38° 30' to 4i° N. 
lat. and from 80° 32' to 84° 50' W. 
Ion. Extent, 40,000 square miies. 
or 25,600,000 acres. Pop. 381 ,434'. 

Ohio, V. formfed by the conflu- 
ence of the Alleghany and Mo- 
nongahela at Pittsburg, Pa. It 
flows in a S. W. direction for 945 
miles, separating Ohio and Indi- 
ana, from Virginia and Kentucky, 
and falls into the Mississippi 193 
m. below the Missouri, in N.lat. 
37° and W. Ion. 89°. The dis- 
tance from Pittsburg in a direct 
line to the mouth of the Ohio is 
'only 614 miles. The rier varies 
in breadth from 400 to 1,400 yards. 
At Cincinnati, it is about 800 yards, 
which may be regarded as the 
mean breadth. Its current is very 
gentle, and no where broken by 
any considerable falls, excejHing 
at Louisville. The water there 
descends 22^ feet in 2 miles, pro- 
ducing a very rapid current ; yet 
boats have notwithstanding fre- 
quently ascended. A canal around 
these rapids has long been in con- 
templation. 

The difference between high 
and low water on the Ohio is usual- 
ly about T'O feet, and sometimes 
60 feet. When Jowest, it may be 
forded in several places above 



the navigation is .suspended by 
floating ice during 8 or 10 weeks 
of the winter. 

Ohio, t. Gallia co. Ohio, on Ohio 
river, 12 m. below Gallipolis. Pop. 
482. — Clermont co. 2,791. — Mon- 
roe CO. 317. 

Ohio, t. Knox CO. Ind. Pop. 
877. 

Ohiopijle Falls, in the river 
Youghiogeny, about 30 m. from its 
confluence with the Monongahe- 
la. The river is hete 80 yards 
wide, and the descent about 20 
feet perpendicular. 

Gil creek, Pa. runs into the Al- 
leghany, 6 m. E. Franklin. On 
the surface of the creek at its 
source floats an oil, which has val- 
uable medicinal pioj)erties. 

Oil creek, p-t. Crawford co. Pa. 
Pop. 495. 

Okaw river. See Kaskaskia. 

Okefonoko, swamp, 180 miles in 
circumference, lying |)artly in 
Georgia, and partly in Florida. 

Oke-lock-onne,r . rises inGeorgia, 
and flows into Appalachv bay in 
lat. 30° 10' N. Ion. 84° 25' W. 

Old Paltz, p-v. in ^'ev\ Paltz, 
N. Y. on the Wallkill, over which 
is a good bridge. It is a D;itch 
settlement of about 20 houses with 
a church. 

Olean, (0-le-ann,) p-t. Cata- 
raugus CO. N. Y. on the AUejiha- 
ny, 260 m. by vaterN. E. Pitts- 
burg, 1.30 S. W. Cayuga bridge. 
Pop, 1,047. See HamilJon. 

Oletj, t. Berks co. Pa. Fop. 
1,410. 

Olive, t. Meigs co. Ohio. Po^. 



Louisville. The greatest depres- 483 — Morcfan co. 620. 
sion is generally in August, Sep-| Olive-green, I. Morgan co. Ohio, 
tember, and Odober ; the great-, Pop. 299. 

est rise in December, March,' Omatchaws, or Maha^, Indians, 

May and June. Near Pittsburg, about 1,.500 in nun'ber es'de in a 

■it is frozen over almost every win- village on Elkliorn river, a branch 

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230 



ORA 



oftiie Platte, 80 m. N. W. Council 
Bluff. 

OijtpomponoosTic, r, Vt. runs into 
llie Connecticut at Norwich. 
.; Oneida, co. N. Y. Pop. 50,997. 
Chief towns, Utica and Rome. 

Oneicln, Like, N. Y. 20 niilo? 
long and 4 broad, receives Wood 
creek, and communicates uiih 
Lake Ontario by Oswe^jo river. 

Oneida creek, runs into Oneida 
Lake. 

Oveles;, t. Tuscarawas co. Ohio. 
Pop. 82^. 

Onion, r. Vt. passes by Montpe- 
lier, and runs into Lake Cham- 
plain, 4 m. N. W. Burlington. L 
is navigable 5 miles for small ves- 
sels, and for boats 40 miles to the 
falls, where it is 15 or 20 rod^ 
■wide. Between Colchester and 
Burlington it has worn through 
The rock a chasm 70 or 80 fee! 
deep ; and at Bolton another, at 
least 120 feet deep. 

Ovondi'ga, co. Ps\ Y. Pop. 
41,467. 

Onortdiiga, p-t. and cap. Oaon- 
tlaga CO. IN. Y. 149 m. W. Albany. 
Pop. 6,552. It has 2 villages : 
Onondaga hollow, where are a 
printing-office, academy, church 
and State arsenal ; and West hill, 
which is 2 m. W. and contains the 
county buildings. 

Onondaga Lake, N. Y. 7 miles 
long, and 3 broad, communicates 
with Seneca river. On its bor- 
ders are the celebrated Salt 



print 



Salina. 



Onslow, CO. JN. C. Pop.7,01G. 
Slaves 2,777. Chief t. Swan.sbo- 
rongh. 

Ontanagon, often called Tenau- 
gon, r. N. W. Ter. rises in the 
mountainous countiy between 
Lakes Superior and Michigan, 
and after a course of 120 miles 
flows into Lake Superior 320 m. 



\y. of St. Mary's river, 60 W. of 
Keweena point, in lat. 46° 62' 2" 
IS. On the banks of this river 32 
m. from the Lake are valuable cop- 
per mines. The noted mass of na- 
tive copper is on the W. bank of the 
river, at the wate» 'b edge,inibedded 
in a rock of about 5 tons weight, 
and the quantity of metallic copper 
n it is estimated by Mr. School- 
craft at 2,200 lbs. being probably 
the largest piece of pure native 
copper in ihe world. 

Ontario,Lake, between N.Y. and 
Upper Canada, is 171 miles long, 
59^ broad, and 4G7 in circumfer- 
ence. It receives the waters of 
Lake Erie through Niagara river, 
and discharges itself through the 
river St. Lawrence. 

Ontario, co. N . Y. Pop. 88,267. 
Chioft. Canandaigua. 

Ontario, p-t. Ontario co. N. Y. 
on Lake Ontario, 20 m. N. Ca- 
uandaigr.a. Pop. 2,233. 

Oochgeelogij. See Enkillogee. 

Ook-tib-be-ha creek, Mississippi, 
runs into the Tombisbee fron» 
the W. near lat. 33° 20' N. and 
ion. 88° 3' W. ; another runs into 
the Chickasa.vhay. 

Oostenalah, r.Geo. in the Chero- 
kee country, joins the Etowah. 

Opelonsas, co. La. Pop. 10,085. 
Slaves 3,951. 

Opelousas, p-t. and cap. Opelou- 
sas CO. La. 60 m. W. Baton 
Rouge. 

Oppevheim, p-t. Montgomery 
CO. N. Y. on the N. side of the 
Mohawk, 15 m. W. Johnstown, 
'56 W. Albany. Pop. 3,C45. 

Oqi'ago,p-\.)n Windsor,Broome 
CO. N. Y. on the Delaware, 16 m. 
E. Binghampton. 

Orange, t. Grafton co. N. H. 14 
m. S. S. W^ Plymouth, 40 from 
Concord. Pop. 298. 

Orange, co. Vt. Pop. 24^681, 



l\ F £31 

Chief lowas, JN'cwbury and Ran- 
dolph. 

Orange, t. Orange co. Vt. 13 m. 
S. E. Montpelier. Pop. 751. 

Orange, t. Franklin co. Mass. 
Pop. 829. 

Orange, t. New-Haven co. Ct 
incorpoiated in 1822. 5 m. S. VV 
.New-llaven. 

Orange, co. N. Y. Pop. 41,- 
213. Chief towns, Gosheu and 
Newburgh. 

Orange, p-t. Essex co. N. J. 
adjoining Mewark. Pop. 2,830. 
It has an academy, and a medici- 
nal spring. 

Orange, co. Va. Pop. 12,913. 
Slaves 7,318. Chief t. Stanards- 
viUe. 

Orange, co. N . C. Pop. 23,420. 
Slaves G,133. Chief t. Hillsbo- 
rough. 

Orange, t. Cuyahoga co. Ohio. 
Pop. 148.— Dela-.vare co. 239.— 
Meigs CO. 835.— Richland co. 440 

Orange, co. Ind. Pop. 5,3G8. 
Chief t. Paoli. 

Orangeburg, dist. S. C. Pop. 
15,G53. Slaves 8,829. 

Oiangeburg, p-t. and cap. Or- 
angeburg dist. S. C. on North 
Edisto river, 40 m. S. S. W. Co- 
lumbia, 77 N. N. \V. Charleston. 
Here is an academy. 

Orangetoicn, flourishing p-t. 
Washington co. Me. 19 m. E. 
Machias. 

Orangetoivn, p-t. Rockland co. 
N. Y. 28 m. N. New- York, 142 S. 
Albany. JPup. 2,257. Here is an 
academy. 

Orangeville, t. Genesee co. N. 
y. Pop. 1,656. 

Ore^^an territory, comprises the 
part of the U. States, lying W. of 
the Rocky mountains. 

Orford, p-t. Grafton co. N. H. 
on Connecticut river, 64 in. from 
rnncord. Pop. 1.568. 



OS A 

Orhkan]i,\-i'\. Oneida co. N. Y. 
at the mouth of Oriskany creek, 
which flows into the Mohawk. 
It contains extensive cotton and 
woollen manufactories. 

Orlaml, t. Hancock co. Me. on 
the E. side of the Penobscot, It 
m. N. Castine. Pop. 610. 

Orleans, co. Vt. Pop. 6,976. 
Chief t. Irasburg, 

Orleans, p-t, Barnstable co. 
Mass. 20 m. E. Bxrnstable, 85 S. 
E. Boston. Poj). 1,34^3. 

Orleans, parish, La. Pop. 
(without New Orleans city) 14,175. 
Slaves 7,591. 

Orono, or Indian Old Town, t. 
and isl. Me. in Penobscot river, 
just above the Great Falls. Here 
ire about 100 families of Indians, 
he remains of the Penobscot 
ribe, with a Roman Catholic 
church and priest. 5 m. N. Baii- 
'^or. Pop. 415. 

Orrington, p-t. Penobscot co. 
Me. on the E. side of tlie Penob- 
scot, 5 m. S. Bangor, 32 N. Cas- 
line. Pop. 1,049. 

Orivell, p-t. Rutland co. Vt. on 
Lake Champlain, 48 m. W. N. W. 
Windsor. Pop. 1,730. 

Oruell, p-t. Oswego co. N. Y. 
Pop. 483. 

Onvell, p-t. Bradford co. Pa. 
Pop. 713. 

Orwigsbin-g, bor. and can. 
Schuylkill CO. Pa. 27 m. N. W. 
Reading. Pop. 600. Here is an 
xcademy. 

Of age, Indians. The Osages of 
the Missouri, are divided into Great 
ind Little Osages, and live in two 
separate villages, which are six 
miles apart, on the banks of the 
Osage river, 360 ra. above its 
junction with the Mi-souri, in lat. 
37° N. and Ion. 96° 40' W. Their 
whole number is estimated a( 
GjOOe, of whom about 4,000 are 



O S W i'. 

Great and 2,000 Little Osages. 
The distinction between tiiem is 
merely nominal, as they form parts 
of one nation. — The Osages of tlie 
Arkansas are 2,000 in number. 
Their principal village is on Ver- 
digris river, ijutthey have another 
on Grand river, 25 ni. from it? 
junction with the Arkansas, in 
"lat. 35° 30' N. and Ion. 97" 20' W. 
The United Foreign Mission So- 
ciety have stations amon^ the 
Osages. See Umon and Harvio- 

7t'J. 

05fl^e,r.risesin theOzark moun- 
tains near the source of White 
river, and running IN. E. joins the 
Missouri, by 2 mouths, 133 m 



0TB 

both sides of the river O.swe^O; at 
its mouth which forms a good har- 
bour, 60 m. ^^ W. Rome, 173 N. 
W. Albanv. Lon. 76° 35' W. 
Lat. 43° 28' IS. Pop. 929. A 
bridge about 700 feet long erected 
across the river at the head of the 
harbour connects the villages of 
East and West Oswego. The 
trade of this place is very consid- 
erable, and is rapidly increasing. 
The harbour is defended by a well 
built fort on the E. side. Oswego 
is an important military pcfst, and 
is celebrated in -the history of 
American wars. 

Osicego, r. issues from Oneida 
lake, and runs into Lake Ontario. 



from the Mississippi, in lat. 38*^ 31'j After a very crooked course of 
18 uJles, it receives the Seneca 
iver, whence to its mouth is M 
miles. 

Otego, p-t. Otsego CO. N. Y. on 
Otego creek which here runs in- 
to the Susquehannah, 20 m. S. VV. 
Cooperstown, 86 W. Albany. 
Pop. 1,416. 

Otis, p-t. Berkshire co. Mass. 20 
m. S. E. Lenox, IIG \V. Boston. 
Pop. 981. 

Otiscoy t. Onondaga co. N. Y. 
oOm.W. Utica. Pop. 1,726. 

Oiisco Lake, and Creek, N. Y 
communicates with Onondaga 
lake. 

Otisfield, t. Cumberland co. Me. 
40 m/N. Portland- Pop. 1,107. 

0/oes, Lid ians, reside in a village 
on the S. bank of the Platte, 80 
ni. above its confluence with the 
Missouri, 30 S. W. Council Bluff. 
Number about 1,400. 

Ofsego, CO. N. Y. Pop. 44,856. 
Chief t. Cooperstown. 

Otsego, t. Otsego co. N. Y. 
Pop. 4,186. See Cooperstown. 

Otselic, p-t. Chenango co. N, Y. 
Pop. 626. 

Olsquaga creek, N. Y. runs into 



N. and lon. 92" W 

Osage Fort, on the S. bank o 
tlie Missouri, 142 m. by the course 
of the river above Chariton. Lat. 
39°9'33"iN. 

Osage Woman's River, Mo. falls 
into the N. side of tlie Missouri, GO 
ni. from the Mis.sissippi. 

Osriabiirg, p-t. Stark co. Ohio, 
5 Di. E. Canton. Pop. 813. 

Ossabaw, isl. Geo. at the month 
of the Ogechee. Lon. 8P 17' 
W. Lat. 31" 42' IS.—Ossabaic 
Sound, is the inlet, between this 
rsland and Great Warsav/. 

Ossian, t. Alleghany co. IN. Y, 
Pop. 921. 

Ossijoee^t. Strafford co. N. H, 
GO m. N E. Concord. Pop. 1,793, 

Osice(y.tchie,t. St. Lawrence co 
N. Y. on tho St. Lawrence. Pop. 
1,GG1. See Ogde/isbi/r-^ 

Ostcegitchk'^ r. rum \u\o the St. 
Lawrence at Ogdensburg, after i 
course of 120 miles. 

Osicego, CO. N. Y . Pop. 12,374 
Chief towns, Richland and Os- 
wego. 

O.tu-ego, p-t. port of entry^ and 



hrtlfshirr, 



<ro CO. N, v. on 



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the S. side of the Mohnwk be- 
tween Mindcn and Canajoharie. 

Otter creek, Vt. falls into Lake 
Champlain, at Ferrisburgh. It is 
navigable for sloops 8 miles to 
Vergcnnes, where are falls of 41 
feet. 

Otter creek, Va. runs into the 
Staunton, in about Ion. "79^ 3(y W. 
lat. 30° 55' N. 

Otter creek y a fine mill stream, 
Ind. flows into the E. side of the 
Wabash, 1^ m. above Fort Har- 
rison. 

Oiiachitta. See Wachitta. 

Orei'ton, co. W. Ten. Pop. 
7,128. Slaves G65. Chief t. Mon- 
roe. 

Ouiaton, or Ouitaiiorty v. and 
fort, Ind. on the N. side of the 
Wabash, 402 m. above its mouth, 
130 above V^incennes. Lon. 87^ 
58' W. Lat. 40° 30' N. The 
Wabash is navigable to this place 
with keel boats. 

Ovid, p-t. and half shire, Sene- 
ca N. Y. 22 m. S. Geneva, 205 
W, Albany. Fop. 2,654. 

Ouiscoyisiu, r. N. VV. Ter. which 
nms into the Mississippi at Prairie 
du Chien, by a mouth 800 yards 
wide. It is a rapid river, 4 feet 
deep, full of shifting sands. See 
Fox River. 

O^rnsco, p-t. Cayuga co. N. Y. 
on 0\vaf=co lake. 3 m. S. E. Au- 
burn. Pop, 1,290. 

Oicasco, lake, 11 mileslong, and 
1 J broad, communicates by Ovvas- 
co creek vvilh Seneca river. 

Owecro, p-t. Broome co. N. Y. 
on the Susquehannah, which here 
receives Owago treek, 10 m. S. 
Spencer, 170 S. W. Albany. Pop. 
1,741. Here is a printing pres'?. 

Owen, CO. Ky. Pop. 2,031. 
Slave 207. 

Oice.n, CO. Ind. Pop. 838. 

Old -creek, Ohio, jqias the Mo- 



hiccan to form Whitcwoman's 
creek. 

Old's Head, the W. cape at the 
cntrawce of Penobscot bay. Me. 

Oxbow, Great, a. remarkable bend 
of the river Connecticut, in New- 
bury, Vt. containing 450 acres of 
the finest meadow land. 

Oxford, CO. Me. Pop. 27,iat. 
Chief t. Paris. 

Oxford, p-t. Worcester CO. Mass. 

12 m. E. Worcester. Pop. 1,562. 
Oxford, p-t. New-Haven co- 

Ct. "14 m. N. W. New-Haven. 
Pop. 1,683. 

Oxford, p-t. Chenango co, N. 
Y. 8 m. S. Norwich, 110 W. Al- 
bany. The village stands on Che- 
nango river, and ha'* an academy, 
and a printing press from which h 
new.s-paper is issued. Pop. 2,317. 

Oxford, t. Sussex co. N.J. on 
the Delaware, above Trenton. 
Pop. 3,089. 

Oxford, t. Pa. on the Delaware, 
8 m. N. E. Philadelphia. Pop. 
1.315. — Lower, t. Chester co. 
Fop. 914.— ?7;7?>c;-, 710. 

Oxford, t. and port of entr}', 
Talbot CO. Md.onthc Treadhaven, 

13 m. S. by W. Easton, 48 S. E. 
Baltimore. Shipping in 181G, 
13,204 tons?. 

Oxford, p-t. Granville co. N. C. 
30 m". N. ])y W. Raleigh, has a 
church and 2 academies. 

Oxford, p-t. Butler co. Ohio, 35 
.H. N.W. Cincinnati, 110 S. W. 
Columbus. Pop 1,C58. — t. Tus- 
carawas CO. Pop. 193. — Guern- 
sey CO. 4 m. E. Cambridge. Fop. 
915. — Coshocton co. 456. — p-t. 
Delaware co. 205. — t, Huron co. 
422. 

Oyster Bay, p-t. Queen's co. N. 
Y. on Long Island Sound, 25 m. 
E. New-York. Pop. in 1810, 
4,725. Here is an academy. 



F A L tlBi P A O 

O'jsii'er River, N. H. flows-icing near the conflacnce of the. 

tinoiigh Durham into Great bay. rivers Missouri and Mississippi 
Ozan,t. Hemstead CO. Arkan- and extending in a S. W, direction 

sas. Pop. 5G3. across Arkansas territory into the 

Ozark Mountams, an elevated province of Texas. 

and mountainous tract, commen-' 



P. 



Pacolet, r. joins Broad river 
at Pinckneysville, S. C. 

Painesvilk, p-t. Geauga co. O- 
Jiio, on Lake Eric, at the mouth of 
Grand river, across which is a 
bridge. The village stands on tlic 
W. bank of the river, 3m.fr.it! 
mouth, has a good harbour, a))d i: 
a flourishing place. Pop. 1,257. 

Paint, t.' Highland co. Ohio 
Pop. 1,395.— Fayette co. 7G7 — 
p-t. Wayne co. 14 ni. S. E. Woos 
ter. Pop. 590. — p (.Ross co. on Paint 
creek, 15 m. S. W. Chillicothe 
Pop. 946. 

Paint Creek, Ohio, joins tht 
Scioto on the W. 5 m. below Chil- 
licotlio. 

Painted Po'ff, p-t. Steuljcn co 
N. Y. on the Tioga, 20 m. S. E. 
Bath, 234 W. S. W. Albanv. Pop. 

2,ono. 

Palatine, p-t. Montgomery co. 
N. Y. on the Mohawk. 51 m. VV 
N. VV. Albany. Pop. 3,93G. 

Palermo, p-t. Lincoln co. Me 
no m. N. E. Wiscasset. Pop. 1, 
05G. 

Palestine, p-t. and cnp. Law 
rencc co. Ind.on the N. bank of 
the E. fork of White river. 

Painter, p-t. Hampden co. JNIass. 
14 m. E. Springfield, 71 W. S. W 
Boston. Pop. ],)97. 

Pnhnvra,\)-\.. Somerset co. Mr. 
*2G jn. i'i. Norridgewock, 215 ?v'. 
N. E. Boston. Pop. 33G. 

Palmi/rn, p-t. Ontario co. IN. Y. 



on the Erie canal, a place of coil' 
siderable business, 12 m.N.E. 
Canandaigua, 233 W. Albanv, 
Pop. 3,724. 

Palnnjra, p-t. Lebanon co. Pa. 
— Pike CO. Pop. 24'G. — Wayne co. 
215. 

Palmyra, X. Mississippi, at Pal- 
myra Bend, 25 m. below Walnut 
hills. 

Palmyra, p-t. Montgomery co. 
Ten. on the Cumberland, 40m. be- 
low Nashville. 

Palmyra, p-t. Portage co. Ohio, 
10 m. E. Ravenna. Pop. 591. 

Palmyra, p-t. and cap. Edwards 
CO. 111. on the Waba.sh, 20 m. be- 
low Vincennes. 

Pamlico. Sec Tar River. 

Pamlico SoumI, N. C. 86 mile? 
long,and from 10 to 20 broad, is sep- 
arated from the Atlantic ocean by a 
narrow beach of sand, through 
which are several inlets, only one 
of which,Ocracoke, will admit \e-> 
-els of burden. This sound com- 
.nunicates with Core and Alber- 
marle sounds, and receives Tar 
river and the Neuso. 

Pamunkij, r. Va. formed by the 
.North and South Anna, tinitcs with 
ilie IMattapony at Delaware to 
iorni York river. 

Panicn, t. Addison co. Vt. on 
fiake Champlain, 25 m. S. Bur- 
lington. Pop. SJ'G. 

Paoli, p-t. and cap. Orange CO, 
Lid. 40 m. E. Vinccnuf^f, 



P 4S 



235 



P AT 



l^aradise, p-t. York co. Pj. Pop.nial Swamp, and runs into Albe- 
1,837. jmavl sound. 

Parap«?zi/> p-t. Morris CO. N. J.I Pasquotank, co. N. C. Pop. 
on abraiiciiof the Passaic, 15iX..8,00G. Slaves 2,61G. Clrief t. 
N. W. Newark. Here is an Af-.Elizabetli city, 
rican school, cstaVjlished 1816. Passadunky, or Passudumkeag, 

Parh, p-t. and cap. O.sford en. r. Me. joins the Penobscot, 19 m. 
Me. 46 m. N. W. Portland, IGO above Bangor. 
N. N.E.Boston. Pop. 1,891. I ^Passaic, r. N. J. flows S. in(o 

Paris, p-t. Oneida CO. N. Y. 101 Newark bav. It is navigable 10 
ni. N. VV. Albany. Pop. 6,707. jniilcs for small vessels. At Pat- 

Paris, p-t. and cap. Bonrbon co.;tei-s-on is the cataract or great falls, 
Ky. on a branch of Licking rivgr. of 70 t'ect perpendicular. 
It has 2 ciiurches and a prinling-j Passamaquoddij liatj^sets up be- 
offioe, 20 m. E. Lexington, 65 S.ltween West 'Qiioddy'hcad in Lu- 
S. E. Newport. Lai. SS"^ 14' N.jbec, Me. and the W.coast of New 



Pop. in 1810, 838. 

Paris, t. Portage CO. Ohio. 
88. — Stark co. 5.?3. 

Parker, t. Butler co. Pa. 
G59. 



Brunswick. It is about 12 milci- 
Pop.jlon^ from E. to W. and 6 from N. 

to S. and has two entrances the 
Pop. eastern and ■western, between 

I winch lies Carapobello island. 



Prtr^e/'siur^, p-t. and cap. Wood The tides here, as in every pari 



co.Va. on the Oh 



of die Bavcf Fundv, have an c.\- 



Parkerstoicn, t. Rutland co. Vt.!traordinary rise. Their height at 



25m.W. N. W. Windsor. Pop 
174. 

Parkman, p-t. Geauga co. Ohio, 
17 m. S. E. Chardon. Pop. 512. 

Parma, p-t. Monroe co. N. Y 
on Lake Ontario, 25 ni. N. E. Ba- 
tavia. Pop. l;34± 

Parmelia, t. Jefferson co. N. Y. 
on Black river. Pop. 1,342. 

Parishrille, p-t. St. Lawrence 
CO. (N. \^) Pop. 594. 

Parsons, t. Essex co. Mass. 

Parsons field, p-i. York co. Me. 
38 ra. N. W. Portland, 118 N. N. 
E.Boston. Pop. 2,355. 

Pascagoida, v. Mississippi, is 
formed by the union of the Chick- 
asawhay and Leaf, and falls into 
the gulf of Mexico, 38 m. W. of 
Mobile bay, after a course of 2t30 
mile.?. It is navigable for vessel.- 
drawing 6 leet water 50 miles, and 
for boats 150. 

Pasquotank, r. N. Q. rises ?h Dis- 



Lubec and Eastport varies from 
25 to 'Zo feet. The bay is well 
sheltered, has every where suffi- 
cient depth of water for the larg- 
e.st vessels, and is never closed by 
ice. Its walers abound with her- 
ring, cod, mackorel, and pollock. 

Passamaquoddij Indians, 379 in 
number, reside in a village at 
Pleasant point, in Perry. Me. They 
iiave a church and Roman Cath- 
olic priest, and own a township of 
land of 27,000 acres. 

Pasnmpsi<:, r. Vt. runs into the 
Connecticut, about 15 m. above 
Newbury. 

Patajysco, r. Md, (]ows into 
Chesapeake bay, between North 
and Bodkin's Points, in kit. 39*^ 
10^ N. It is navigable to Fell's 
Point, 14 mi'es, for .ships drawing 
18 feet water. 

Patrick, CO. Va. Fop. 5.089, 
Slaves 1,213. 



PAW 

Pollen, t. Center co. Pa. 
483. 

Paiferscm,p-t. Putnam co. IS. Y. 
22 m. S. E. Pourrhkeepsie, 107 S. 
S.E.Albany. Pop. 1,44«. 

Patterson, p-t, in Aquackanock, 
Essex CO. IS. J. on the Passaic, at 
the great falls, is admirably situa- 
ted lor a manufacturing town 
Here were in 1321,11 cotton itiilis, 
3 flax mills, where the dwckfor the 
U. S. navy is manufactured ; a 
mill for rolling sheet iron, a nail 
factoiy, a grist-mill, and a saw 
mill. The .ill seats are only 4^ 
m. from tide water, and each has 
22 feet head and fall, Patterson 
contains a bank, printing-office 
I Presbyterian, 1 Methodist,! Ro 
man Catho!ic,and 2 Dutch reform- 
ed churches. Pop. l,olS. 15 m 
N, Newark, 97 IS. iN. E. Philadel 
phi a. 

Piducket, p-v. in Chelm-ford 
.Mass. at Patucket falls in the Mer- 
rimafk, with 2 cotton factories 
The falls are 28 iep\. perpendicu- 
lar, round which is a canal. 

Pattixent, r. Md. falls into the 
VV. side of the Chesapeake 

Paulsbiirg, t. Cons co. N. H. 22 
ui. fr. Lancaster. Pop. 57. 

Paulm Hook. See Jersey city. 

Pcaif/ickel, r. forms in the latter 
part of its course, the boundary be- 
tween Connecticut and R. Island, 
and flows into Stoninglon harbor. 

Pawlet,}p-t, Rutland co. Vt. 39 
m. W.Windsor. Pop. 2,155. 

Pawlins:, p-t. Dutchess CO. N. 
Y.21m. fe.E. Poughkeepsle, 105 
S. Albany. Pop. 1,805. 

Paionce Indians, consist of 3 
distinct bands, residing ou the N. 
bank of Loup river, GO m. above 
its confluence with the Platte. The 
village Grand Pate, tecs, contains 
3,600 .souls, of the Republican Pvw- 
?j?'?.s. 1.000; of the Loup Pan-nres, 



23G F'AX 

Pop. 2,000 — making an aggregate of 6,-' 
500. 108 m. W. Council Blufi'. 
Lat. 41° 17' N. 

Pawtucketj p-v. partly in Nortli 
Providence, R. I. and partly in 
Seekhonk, Mass. finely situated 
on Pawtucket river, at the falls, 4- 
m. IN. E. Providence. It contains 
a bank and 2 churches. It is one 
of the most extensive and floui ish- 
ng manufacturing places in the U. 
States. There are in the town of 
North Providence, and chiefly in 
the village of Pawtucket, 10 cot- 
ton mills, G shops for making ma- 
chinery, 2 furnaces for casting, 1 
lilting mill, 2 anchor shops, a cut- 
lail factory, 2 screw manufacto- 
ies, 3 grain mills, 1 clothier's mill, 
and one carding machine. 

Pawti/cket.r.rises in Mass. where 
it is called the Blackstone, and 
running S. E. intoR. Island, falls 
into Providence river, just below 
Providence. It h.as falls of about 
50 feet, 4m. from its mouth. Be- 
low the falls, it is called Seek- 
honk. 

Pawtuxetj r. R. I. runs into 
Providence river, 6 m. below 
Providence. There are about 40 
cotton factories on this river and 
its branches. 

Pawtuxet, p-v. and port of en- 
try, R. I. at the mouth of Pawtux- 
et river, partly in Warwick, and 
partly in Cranston, with an acade- 
my, "and a bank. Pop. 1.000. 
Here are 2 woollen, and 3 cotton 
factories, a gin distillery, and ii 
grain mills. 

Pajton.])-i. Worcester co, Mass. 
9 m. N. \V. Worcester, 48 W. Bos- 
ton. Pop. 613. 

Paxton. Lover, t. Dauphin co. 
Pa. Pop.' \,1^Z.— Middle, 973.— 
Upper, 1,097. j^ 

Pivxton, t. Ross CO. Qhio, on 



PEL 

Paint creek, 15 m. S. W. Chilli- 
cothe. Pop. 388. 

Feacham, p-t. Caledonia co. Vt. 
19 m. S. E. Montpelier. Pop. 1,- 
290. Here is an academy. 

Peachbottom, p-t. York co. Pa. 
Pop. 928. 

Peaks of Otter, summits of the 
Blue Kidge,an(l the most elevated 
land in V^a. Hei'^duoftlie east peak, 
from its base 3,103| feet. 30 m 
W. bv N. Lynchburg. Lat. 37^ 

33/ \i" N. 

Pearl, r. falls into the Rigolets 
that connect Lake Borgne with 
Lake Ponchartrain. From lat. 
31"^ to its mouth, it .separates Mis- 
sissippi from Louisiana. 

Peajie, t. Belmont co. Ohio, on 
>he Ohio, 7 m. E. St. Clairsville. 
Pop. 2,019. 

Peckas^ama falls, in the Missis- 
sippi, of 20 feet in the course t)f 
■ ■ ■ falls 



300 yards, 685 m. above the 
of St. Anthony. 

Peciee, Great, r. S. C. rises in N. 
Carolina, where it is called Yad- 
kin river, and running S. S. E. 
joins the Wakkamaw near George- 
town. The united stream forms 
Winyaw bay, which communicates 
with the Atlantic, 12 m. below 
Georgetown. The Pedee is nav- 
igable for boats of GO or 70 tons, 
about 200 miles. 

Pedee, Little, unites with the 
Groat Pedee, 32 m. fr. its mouth. 

Pcekskill, p-v. in Courilandt 
Westchester co. N. Y. on the 
Hudson, 40 m. N. New York. 

Peeling, p-t. Grafton co. N. H 
€2 m. N. Concord. Pop. 224. 

Pecpee, t. Pike co. Ohio, on the 
Scioto, 19 m. below Chillicothe. 
Pop. Go4. 

Pejepscol, p-t. Cumberland co.' 



237 P E N. 

N.H. 37 m. S. S. E. Concord. 
Pop. 1,040. 

Pelham, p-t. Hampshire co. 
Mass.85m.W. Boston. Pop. 1,- 
278. 

Pelham, t. Westchester co. N. 
Y. on East river, 18 m. fr. N.York. 
Pop. 283. 

Pembroke, p-t. Rockingham co. 
N. H. on the E. side of the Mer- 
rimack, G m. S. E. Concord. Pop. 
1,256. 

Pembroke, t.Plvmouih co. Mass. 
23 m. S. S. E. Boston. Pop. 1,297. 

Pembroke, p-t. Genessee co. N. 
V. 25 m.E Buffalo. Pop. 2,576. 

Pemigewasset, N. H. the main 
branch c^wthe Merrimack, rises in 
the White Mountains, and joins 
the Winnipiseogee, at Sanborn- 
town. 

Pencader, hundred, New Castle 

.Del. Pop. 1,876. 

Pendletoii, co. Va. Pop 4,846. 
Slaves 381. Chief t. Franklin. 

Pendleton, district, S. C. Pop. 
27.022. Slaves 4,715. 

Pendleton, co. Ky. Pop. 3,086. 
Slaves 328. Chief t. Falmouth. 

Penfield, p-t. Monroe co. N. Y. 
on lake Ontario, 20 m. N. VV. Ca- 



nandaigua. Pop. 3,244. 

Penimaqnan, r. Me. falls into 
Cobscook, an arm of Passama- 
(juodc'y i)ay. 

Penn, X. Chester co. Pa. Pop. 
481.— Union co. 2,099.— Philadel- 
ohiaco. '3A0o.—Enst, Northamp- 
ton CO. IJOQl.— Wcst, Schuvlkill 
CO. 1,152. 

Penn, t. Morgan co. Ohio. Pop. 
248. 

Penn' s Neck, Lower, t. Salem co, 
N.J. Pop.1,158.— f/;>i?e)fcpl,861. 

Pennsborough, t. Chester co. 
Pa. Pop. 195.—FMst, t. Cumber- 



Me. "on the Androscoggin, 30 m.iland co. 3,513. — West, 1/^53 



N. Portland. Pop. 805. 



p-t. Rockingham co. 



Pennsijlvania, one of the U. 
States, bounded N. by New York, 



PEN 



238 



PE^ 



£. by New jersey, S. E. by Dela- 
Avare, S. by Maryland and Vi 
pjnia, and W. by part of Virginia 
and Ohio. It extends from 39° 
AT to 470 17' N. iat. and f.om740 
Z-l' to 80° 27' VV. Ion. Lengtl 
from E. to VV. 307 miles ; average 
breadth, 160. Extent, 46,000 sq 
miles, or 29,440,000 acres. Pop 
1,049,398. Militia, in 1821, 11.5,- 
231. Value of manufactures in 
1810, ,^33,691,111. Revenue in 
1815, .^7,142,333. Shipping in 1816 
102,474 tons. Value of export; 
i^n 1820,^5,745,549, of which ^2,. 
794,670 was foreign produce. 

Penobscot^ co. Me. Pop. 13,- 
870. Chief t. Bangor. 

Penobscot, s-p. and p-t. Hancock 
CO. Me. on the E. side of Penob 
scot bay ,] m . N . Castine, 240N.E. 
Boston. Shipping in 1816, above 
24,044 tons. Lat. 44'^ 27' N. Pop. 
1,009 

Penobscot, the largest river in 
Maine, has two principal branch- 
es. The western and longest 
branch flows through Chesuncook 
lake, and unites with the easteru 
branch about 60 m. N. of Bangor. 
After the junction, the river flows 
S. and falls into the head of Pe- 
nob.^cot bay. It is navigable for 
sea vessels to Bangor, 50 m. from 
Owl's head, at the entrance of the 
bay. 

Pensacoiu, p-t. and seaport, Flor- 
ida, on the N.side of Fensacohi 
bay, 10 milos above the fort at it> 
( ndauce. It stands on a dry, san- 
dy plain, elevated 18 or 20 feet a- 
bove the level of the water. The 
land beyond the plain rises to the 
lieighl ol 40 or .50 feet, and aObrds 
a fine site for the erection of dwel- 
ling houses. The town is well 
supplied with water from two copi- 
ous springs which rise in the into 



nor and dijcli:irge themselves into'P 



the bay in large streams forminj^ 
the upper and lower boundaries of 
the town. The streets are broad and 
regular and many of the houses and 
public structures are spacious and 
elegant, but wear the appearance 
of decay. Directly opposite the 
town is the careening ground, the 
site of the proposed navy yard. It 
has 18 feet water close to the 
shore, which is here a high bluff 
cut ofl' in the rear from the main 
land by a lagoon. 45 m. fr. Blakely, 
50 E. S. E.' Mobile. Pop. estima- 
ted in 1821 at 2,500. Lat. 30° 25' 
i\. Lon.870W. 

Pensacola bay is 30 miles long, 
and from 3 to 5 broad, with a sulili- 
cieiit depth of w atcr for vessels of 
the largest class. It has 4 fath- 
oms on the bar at its mouth ; is 
completely landlocked, and may 
be easily defended. It is the only 
safe and commodious harbour for 
large ships in the gulf of Mexico, 
belonging to theU. States. 

Pepperell, t. Middlesex co. Mass. 
39 m. N. W. Boston. Pop. 1,439. 

Peqmvinack, t. Morris co. IN. J- 
Pop. 3,820. 

Perdido, r. separates Florida 
from Alabama, and communicates 
with the gulf of Mexico through 2 
channels, 30 m. E. Mobile point, 
on, 87^ 15' W. This bay may 
be advantageously connected with 
Pensacola I ay, and with JMobile. 

Peikhis, p'-l. Huron co. Ohio, 
Pop. 395. 

Perquimans, co. N. C. Pop. 
6,857, Slaves 2,465. Chief t. 
Hertford. 

Pcrringlon, p-t, Monroe co. N. 
V. on the Erie canal. I'op. 1,664. 

Perry, t. Washington co. Me.. 
connected by a bridge with East- 
port. Pop. 407. 

Perm, p-t. Gcnessce co. N, Y- 



op. 2.317, 



Pen-y, co 
Chief t, Tyrone 

Perrii, t. Jefterson co. Pa. Pop. 
205.— Union co. 1,330. 

Perrij, co. Mississippi. Pop. 
2,0.37. Slaves 491. 

Perrtj, co. West Ten. Pop. 2,- 
384.. Slaves 223. 

Perry, co. Ky. formed in 1820. 

Perry, co. t)hio. Pop. 8,429. 
Chief t. Somerset. 

Perry, t. Brown co. Ohio. Pop. 
C)66. — Coshocton co. 843. — Fair- 
lield CO. 14 m. S. Lancaster. Pop. 
612.— Frankhn co. 426.— Gallia 
lo. 10 m. W. Gallipolis. Pop. 
4-55. — Geauga co. on Lake Erie. 
Pop. (;14.— Licking co. 297.— 
Muskingum co. 6 m. E. Zanes- 
ville. Pop. W3.— Richland co. 420. 
Stark CO. 607. — Tuscarawas co.j2,24S 



Ohio, 



PER - 239 PET 

Pa. Fop. 11,342. Peru, t. Delaware co. 
Pop. 157— Huron co. 233. 

Peterborough, p-t. Hillshorougli 
CO. N. H. watered by the Contoo- 
cook, containing 5 cotton facto- 
ries, a woollen factory, several 
grain mills, an oil mill, and a ful- 
ling mill. Pop. 1,500. 20 m. fr. 
Amherst and (r. Keenc, 40 S. W, 
Concord, 60 fr. Boston. 

Peterborouirh, p-v. Madison co. 
N. Y. on Oneida creek, 29 m. S. 
W. Utica, 122 W. xVlbany. Here 
are a printing office, arsenal, and 
extensive cotton, woollen, and 
glass factories. 

Peters, f. Washing{<!h co. Fa 
Pop. ],5(i5.— Frankl.rifco. 2,776. 

Petersburg, p-t. Rensselaer co, 
iN^ Y . 25 m. IN'. E. Albany . Pop . 



2.56.— Wayne co. 12 m. ^^ VV 
Wooster. Pop. 558. 

Perrij, CO. lud. Fop 
Cliieft. Troy. 

Perryopolis, p-t. Fnyetlo co. Fa 
on the Yiohiogany. AncM-spapci 
is printed here. 



Petersburg, t. Cumberland co. 
jPa. on the AV. side of the Susque- 
25330.|liannah, 15 m. above Harrisburg. — 
it. Huntingdon co. Pop. 180. 

Petersburg, borough and port of 
entry, Dinwiddic co. Va. on the 
Is. E. bank of Appomattox river. 



Perryshurg, t. Cataraugus co.'jnst below the falls, and at the head 



N.Y. Pop. 835. 

Pen-ysburg, t. Wood co. Ohio,jmouth 
at the Lower rapids of the Mau-jcarrie: 



jof sloop navigation, 12 m. from its 

imo...i, <>5 jj, g Richmond. It 

large comuicrce in 



mee, 36 m. W. Croghansville, 140 tobacco and Hour, and is the era- 



N. W. Columbus. 

PerrysviUe, t. and cap. Bond co. 
111. on the Kaskaskia,50 m. E. by 
N. St. Louis. 

Persia, t. Mo. on the N. bank of 
the Missouri, 19 m. fr. Franklin. 

Person, CO. N. C. Pop. 9,029. 
Slaves 3,684. 

Perth-Ainboy. Sec Ainboy. 

Peru, Bennington co. Vt.SOra. 
N. E. Bennington. Pop. 314. 

Pen., p-t. Berkshire co. Mass. 



porium of trade for n considerable 
district in N. Carolina and Vir- 
ginia. The falls of the river at 
iliis place afford fine situations for 
mills ; and a canal around them 
opens the navigation for 80 miles 
al30vc: the town. Amount of ship- 
ping in 1815, 5,912 tons. Peters- 
burg contains a court-house, jail, 
Free Mason's hall, several tobac- 
co warehouses and flour niill;', 2 
banks, an insurance office, and 5 



16 m. N. N. E.Lenox. Pop.748.|churc!ies, 2 for Baptists, and 1 
Peru, p-t. Clinton co. ]V. Y. on, each for Presbyterians, Epi.-copa- 
Lake Champlain, 140 m. N. Alba-jlians, and Methodists. The Uo- 



J)y, Pop. 710. 



Irough comprchendsj besides th^ 



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lown of Petersburg, the villages of ket houses 
Blandford and Powhatan. Pop. 
6,328, of whom 3,117 are whites. 
1,113 free blacks, and 2,093 slaves! 
Lon. 77° 3r VV. Lai. 37'^ 15' IN . 

Petersburg, p-t. Elbert co. Geo. 
at tiio junction of Broad and Sa- 
vannah rivers, 53 m. above Au- 
gusta. 

Petersham, p-t. Worcester co 
Mass. 29 m. N. VV. Worcester, G7 
m. W. by N. Boston. Pop. 1,G23. 
It contains a variety of manufac- 
tures. 

^ Petit John, r. Arkansas, after a 
IS. E. coiase of 200 miles joins the 
Arkansas* 

Petoka, f. Ind. runs into the AVa- 
bash 20 m. below Vincennes. 

Pharsaiia, p-t. Chenan'ro co. N. 
Y. Pop. 873. . 

Phelps, p-t. Ontario co. N. y. 
12 m. £. Canandaigua. Pop. 5,- 
688. 

Phelps, t. Madison co. Ohio. Pop. 
526. 

Philadelphia, t.Jefferson co.N.Y. 

Philadelphia, co. Pa. Pop. 1 3G- 
273. 

Philadelj^hia, city, Pa- on the W. 
bank of Delaware liver, 126 m. fr. 
the Atlantic by the course of the 
bav an<J river, about 55 or 60 over 
Innd ; 300 S. W. Boston ; 90 S. 
W. New York; 100 N. E.Balti- 
more; 138 IV. E.Washington. It 
is in the narrowest part of the isth- 
mus, between the Delaware and 
Schuylkill rivers, 5 miles above 
their confluence. 

Among the public buildings are 
the state-house, 2 city court-houses, 
acountycourt-hou^c.an university, 
the Philo'^opliical Society's hall, a 
public library, an hosniial, 3 dis- 
pensaries, an alms-house, 10 incor- 
jiorated banks, a medical theatre, 
the Washington hail, the Penn- 
sylvania bankj and numerous naar- 



PHI 

There have alsobeeu 
recently erected a theatre 100 (eet 
in front and 160 in depth; the 
State-prison, an oblong square 600 
feet bv 800 ; the first Presbyterian 
church, a beautiful edifice with a 
portico supported by six Ionic col- 
umns and having a cupola ; St. 
Stephen's church, a Gothic build- 
ing of freestone witfi 2 spires, each 
125 feet high ; St. Andrew's 
church, with an elegant steeple 
236 feet in height ; the Presbyte- 
rian church in Arch-street, and 
the Orphan Asylum 100 feet in 
front. Tlve whole number of 
churches is between 60 and 70. 
The city is supplied with water 
from the Schuylkill. A dam is 
erected across the river and the 
works are capable of throwing in- 
to the reservoir from eight to ten 
millions of gallons of water for ev- 
ery 24 hours. 

Among the literary and benevo- 
lent instilutio»i6 are the, Philadel- 
phia library, Athcnseum, academy 
of natural sciences, American Phi- 
losophical Society, African Semi- 
nary, and Pennsylvania Hospital, 
A building is erected in the neigh- 
bourhood of the hospital for the 
exhibition of West's celebrated 
painting, representing Christ heal- 
ing the sick. 

The University of Pennsylvania 
lias 4 profes«oi-s in the department 
of the arts, 5 in that of natural sci- 
ence, 1 in the law department, and 
7 in the medical department. The 
medical department has about .500 
students and is one of the most 
flourishing institutions of the kind 
in the world. 

Philadelphia is the first city in 
the {]. Statpr, in the variety, extent 
and excellence of its manufactures. 
Total value in 1810, .$'16,103,869. 
In tlii^ cit)^ is the iXaiioijal mint. 



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Printing is carried on here more 
extensively than in any other place 
in America. In amount of ship- 
pins this is the fourth city in the 



Union. Number of tons in 1816, 
101,830. Pop. of the city and lib 
eriics, 108,1 IG. Lon. 7u'^ 18' \V 
Lat. 39^ 57' N. 

Phillvpsj p-t. Somerset co. INIe 
on die W. side of the Kennebec, 
40 m. N. Norridgewock. Pop. 624. 

riiUlip.i, CO. Arkansas Tcr. Poj;. 
1,201. Slaves 145. Chief t. He- 
lena. 

Phillipsburg, t. Jefferson co. 
Ohio, on die Ohio, opposite Wells- 
burg, 7 m. S. Steubenville. 

Phillipsto7i, p-t. Worcester co. 
Mass. 32 m. N. W. Worcester. 
Pop. 916. 

PhillipstoK-n, p-t. Putnam co. N. 
Y.on the Hudson, opposite West 
Point. Here 'are a foundery and 
boring mill. Pop 5,733. 

Phipsburg, p-t, Lincoln co. Me 
on the Kennebec, 20 m. S. W 
W^iscasset. Pop. 1,119. 

Pickaway, co. Ohio. Pop. 13, 
149. Chief t. Middle Smithfield 

Pickairay, t. Pickaway co. Ohio, 
on the Scioto, 7 m. below Circle- 
ville. Pop. 1,908. 

Pkolata, fort, Florida, on the 
E. side of the St. John's, 20 m. fr. 
St. Augustine. 

Pictured rc-c.ks, Michigan, on the 
S. shore of Lake Superior, a se 
ries of rocks rising perpenfii(?u]ar- 
ly from the lake, and worn by the 
action of the waves into the mosi 
grotesque forms. They commencf 
108 m. W. Point aux Pins an( 
extend 12 miles. 

Piercey, t. Coos co. N. H. 20 
m. N. Concord. Pop. 218- 

Piermont, p-t. Grafton co. N. H 
on the Connecticut, 75 m. fr. Con 
cord. Pop. ],01(?. 



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Pierpont, p-t. St. Lawrcjice co. 
N.Y. Pop. 235. 

Pierpont, t. Ashtabula co. Ohio, 
9 m. E. Jefferson. Pop. 213. 

Pigeon River, Ten. runs into 
French Broad river. 

Pigimcket, or Kearsarge, mt. N. 
H. between Bartleit and Chatham, 

Pike, t. Alleghany co. N. Y. 
Pop. 1,622. 

Pike, CO. Pa. Pop. 2,894. 

Pike, t. Berks co. Pa. Pop. 
CO. 689.— Clear- 



Chief t. He- 645. Bradford 
field CO. 762. 

CO 



Pike, CO. Mississippi Pop. 
4,438. Slaves 994. Chief town 
Holniesville. 

Pike, t. and cap. Bledsoe co. E. 
Ten. 

Pike, CO. Ohio. Pop. 4,253. 
Ciiief t. Piketon. 

Pike.i. Clark co. Ohio. Pop. 
53G. — Coshocton co. 390. — Knox 
C0.376.— Mafii.son co. 3^14.— Per- 
ry CO. 10 m. S. E. Somerset. Pop. 
647. — Starke co. 883. — Wayne co. 
10 m S. W. Wooster. Pop. 514. 

Pike, CO. \n6. Pop. 1,472. 

Pa-e, co.IU. Pop. 3,747. Slaves 
676. Chief t. Colesville. 

Pike, CO. Mo. Chief t. Louisi- 
ana. 

Pikeland, t. Chester co. Pa, on 
the Schuylkill. Pop. 1,221. 

Pike Rim, t. W' ashington co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,967. 

Piketon, p-t. and c«p. Pike co. 
Ohio, on the Scioto, 19 m. below 
Chiilicothe. Pop. 275. 

Pilexgrove, t. Salem co. N. J. 
Pop. 2.012. 

Pinckney, p-t. Lewis co. N. Y. 
Pop. 507. 

Pinckney sville, p-t. and cap Un- 
ion district, S. C. on Broad river. 
75 m. N. N.W. Columbia. 

Pine, t. Alleghany co. Pa. Pop. 
795.— Lycoming co. 428. 



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Pine Creek, I. Jefferson co. Pa. 
Pop. 356. 

Pine Grcve, t. Berks co. Pa. 
Pop. I,8(i8. 

Pinevide, p-v. S. C. 40 m. from 
Cliarlestoii. Mere is an acaclcim . 



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Pitt, t. Allegliauv CO. Pa. 5 ui 
fr. Pittsburg. Pop: 4,381. 

put, CO. iN. C. Pop. 10,001 
Slaves 4,241. Cnieft. Green\i'ile. 

Pitt6borougk,[i-t. and cap.Ciiat- 

ham CO. is. C. in a healll»\ spot, 

P/oWfl, lake,lil. an exijansiou oilauich resorted lo from the low 



Illinois river, 20 miles long and 1^ 
broaJ. 

Piqtia, p-t. Miami co. Ohio, on 
the Great Mia.ni, 69 m. W. Co- 
lumbus. Pop. 3d0. Here is a 
printing-ollicc. 

PicaUtqua, r. N. H. rises in 
Wakefield, and runnini:f S. S. E. 
about 40 miles, falls into tjie At- 
lantic below Portsmouth, forming 
during its whole course the boun- 
dary Detween Maine and New- 
Hampshire. From its source to 
the lower falls at Berwick, it is 
called Salmon fall river ; thence 
to the junction of the Cocheco, 
Newicbauannoc, and thence tu 
theocecui Piscaiaqua. T!ie prin- 
cipal western branch is formed by 
Swaniscot river whi';h comes 
from Exeter, Winnioot river 
which comes through Greenland, 
and Lamprey river which divides 
IS'ewfuarket from Durham ; ail 
mee:ing in Great bay, 4 mik';- 
wide. The water, in its fuitiici 
progress, is contracted into a Ics^ 
bay where it receives Oyster rives 
from the north, and at length fall' 
into the FWcataqua at Hilton's 
point. 

PiscatatcnVjt. Middlesex co. N. 
J. on the Raritau, 3^ m. N. E. 
IN'ew Brunswick Pop. iZ,G4S. 

Piscatatcau, p-t. Friuce George 
CO. iMd. on the Piscatavvay, which 
runs into the Potomac. 16 m. N. 
Port Tobacco, 13 S. Washington. 

Pilch lnjidi/ig,t. Hertford co. iN. 
C. oa VVickacon creek, 25 m. N. 
■\V. Edenton. 



country during tiie summer months. 
Here is an academy. 3G m. S. VV. 
Kaleigh, 54 .S. xN. VV. Fayetteville. 

Pittsburg, city, and cap. Alle- 
ghany CO. Pa. is advantageously 
situated in a plain, between the 
Alleghany and Monongahela riv- 
ers, at the point where thc\ unite 
to form the Ohio. It is the cen- 
tre of a great commerce, having 
good roicls and navigable comnui- 
uicaiion in e\ cry direction. The 
value of the merchandise which 
annually passes through the citv 
is estimated at ,1^20,000,000. It is 
also admirably situated for manu- 
ia-tuies, the country around in- 
cluding 8 or 9 counties being one 
great bed of fossil coal. Here 
are 8 steam-mills ; 5 glass-houses, 
in which every kind of glass, Irom 
a porter bottle or window pane, ta 
the most elegant cut chrystal 
glass is manuiactured, to the a- 
mount of ,S{200,000 annually ; 4 
air furnaces ; 3 breweries ; nu- 
merous flour mills, potteries, for- 
ges, blast furnaces, rolling mills, 
slitting Uiills, distilleries, &ic. 

Pittsburg contains a court-honsc, 
jail, national armory, 4 banks, 4 
;;rinting-offices, and 8 houses of 
public worship. Pop. 7.248. 230 
m. W. N. W. Baltimore, 297 W. 
by N. Philadelphia, and about 
2,000 by the course of the Ohio 
and Mississippi above New Or- 
leans. Lat,40^ 3P 44// N. Lon. 
80^ 8' W. 

Pittstield, t. Rockingham CO. N. 
H. 16 m. N. W. Concord. Pop. 
1,178. 



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Pittsfeld, p-t. Berkshire 
Mass. pleasantly situated on tlie 



Pop. 936. 

P'Uwi field. 



Pittsfield, p-t. Rutland co. V^t.i Plainfeld, p-t. Hanipsliird co. 
ol m. 'N.W.Windsor. Pop 'ISO. [Mass. 21 m. W. Northampton. 

p-t. Windliam co. 
Honsatonnuc, 6 m. N.Lenox, SSjCt.on the E. side of the Quine- 
E. S.E. Albany, 137 W. Boston. jbaug. Pop. 2.097. Here is a 
It contains a bank ; 3 chnrches, 2jfioiiri.shin<T academy, 
for Coi);Tregationalists, and 1 (or! P/.ai?]tield,p-i. Otsego co. N. Y. 
Methodists; an academy ; a inint-jl.5 m. N. W. Coopersiown. Pop, 



inj^ oiBce, from which a weekly 
newspaper is issued ; and several 
manufactories. Pop.2,7G8 

Pitts^eM, p-t. Otsego co. N. Y. 
15 m. S. W. Coopcrstoun. Pop. 
830. 

PiUs/ord, p-t. Rutland co. Vt. 
on Oi(er creek, 34 m. ^V. Wind- 
sor. Pop. 1,916. Here is a val- 
uaiile marble quarry. 

Pittsford, p-t. Monroe co. N. 
Y. on the Genesee, Pop. l,o82. 

Pithirrove, p-t. Salem co. N. .T. 
30 m. S. Philadelphia. Pop. 2,- 
040. 

Pittston, p-t. Kennebeck co. 
Me. on the E. side of the Kenne- 
beck, 7 m. S. Augusta, Pop. 1,- 
337. 

Pittston, p-t. Luzerne co. Pa. 
Pop. 825. 

PiUsfnwn, p-t. Rensselaer co. 
N. Y.lSm.N. E. Albany, Pop. 
3,772. 

Pitts>4vama,Va.co. Pop.21 .323. 
Slaves 8,484. Chief t. Danville. 

Plain, t. Stark co. Ohio. Por;. 
899.— Wayne co. 60fi.— Franklin 
CO. 373. 

Ptainfidd, p-t. Washiflgton co. 
Vt. 8 m": E. Montpelier. Pop. G60. 

Plain field, p-t. Cheshire co. iN. 
H. on the Connecticut 55 m. N 
W.Concord. Pop. 1,460. In 1813. 
Union academy was establishei' 
here, in which indigent yount' 
men, de.'iigned for the office ol" 
clergymen, are educated gratuit 
ously. It has a principal and an as- 
M::tantj and aboiit 100 students. 



1,611. 

Plaiiifield, t. Northampton co. 
Pa. Pop. 1,127. 

Plttistoic,t. Rockingham co. N. 
H. 22 m. S. W, Portsmouth. Pop. 
492. 

Plaquemines, pnnsh, La. Pop. 
-\3r>4. Slaves 1,666, Chief t. 
Fo, t St. Philip. 

Plaquemine.t, an outlet of the 
Mississippi, leaves the main stream 
112 m. above New Orleans, and 
unites with the Atchafalaya. 

Platte, or Shoal river, Indian 
JVebre:^krt, a large western tributa- 
ry of the Missouri. It is formed 
by the confluence of 2 branches of 
nearly equal size, called the North 
md South Forks, both of which 
rise con.-iiderably within the Rocky 
mountains, and unite after an east- 
erly course of about 400 miles ; 
the united stream pursues still an 
:^a.sterly course of 400 miles, till it 
falls into the Missouri in lat. 41° 3' 
13" N. 700 miles from the Mis- 
sissippi. Its principal tributaries 
ire the Elkhorn, entering near its 
pouth, and the Loup fork 90 ^iles 
above. As its name implies, the 
Platte is a broad river, vaiying 
from one to three miles in width, 
ind is so shallow, that except in 
floods, it may be forded in almost 
any place. It is full of islands 
■vhich are covered with a growth 
of cotton wood, willows and shrubs; 
mdthe shifting sands in its bed, 
together with the rapidity of the 



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curreht, efFectnally obstruct the 
navigation even in canoes. 

Pbtte^ Little, talis into the IVI 
souri from tlie iS. 349 ra. fr. Mis- 
sissippi. 

Plallekill, t. Ulster co. N. Y. on 
the Hudson, 22 m. below Kings- 
ton. Pop. 2,189. 

PhUtsbia-g, p-t. and cap. Clin- 
ton CO. N. Y. on Lake Champiain. 
63 m. S. Montreal, 100 N. White- 
hall. Pop. 3,519. Lat. 44.° 42' 
IS. The village is handsoinel} 
laid out at the mouth of Saranac 
river, and contains a court-house, 
jail, academy, bank, Presbyte- 
rian church, 2 printing-offices, 
and several mills and stores. Thi 
place is rendered famous by the 
effectual rersistance on the lllh 
September, 1814, of 2,500 Ameri- 
cans under General Macomb, ti 
the British force of 14,000 men un- 
der Sir George Provost. In the 
bay before the town, at the same 
time, the American fleet under 
Commodore M'Donough, carryinc 
86 ijuns and 820 men, captureci 
the British fleet under Commo- 
dore Downie, carrying 95 gun^ 
and 1,050 men. 

Pleasant, t. Franklin co. Ohio. 
13 ni. S. VV. Columbus. Pop. 699 
—Clark c^. 759.— Fairfield ^o 
Ohio. 1,403.— Brown co. 2,114 
— M-adison co. 555. 

Pleascuit Valle'i, p-t. Dutches.' 
CO. n. Y. 7 m. S. E. Poughkeep- 
sie. Here is an extensive cotton 
factory. 

Plumb, t. Alleghany co. Pa. on 
Turtle creek. Pop. 1,G39.— Ve- 
nango co. 185 — Plumb creek J Arm- 
strong co. 1,340. 

Plum hlavd, Mass. between 
Ipswich and Newburynort, 9 mile.' 
long, separated from the main land 
by a narrow sound. 



PLY 

Plumb Jslavdy N. Y. annexed 
to Southhold. 

Plumstead, p-t. Bucks co. Pa, 
on the Delaware, 36 m. IN. Phila- 
delphia. Pop 1,790. 

Plymouth, t. and halfshire, Graf- 
ton CO. N. H. on the W. side of 
the Merrimack, 43 m. IN. Con- 
cord. Pop. 983. 

Plymouth, t. Windsor co. Vt. 
15 m. W. N. W. Windsor. Pop. 
1,112. Here is a remarkable cav- 
ern. 

Plymouth, co. Mass. Pop. 38,- 
136. 

Plymouth, s-p. and cap. Ply- 
mouth CO. Mass. and the oldest 
town in New England, 36 m. S. 
S. E. Boston. The harbour is 
spacious but shallow, and exposed 
during an easterly storm. Ship- 
ping in 1815,21,263 tons, of which 
several thousand were employed 
in the codfisheiy. Here are ex- 
tensive iron works. — Plymouth 
contains a court-house, jail, bank, 
and 4 churches, 3 for Congrega- 
tionalists, and 1 for Baptists. The 
first settlers of INew-England land- 
ed at this place, Dec. 22d. 1620, 
The rork on which they landed 
is c,onveyed from the shore to a 
quare in the centre of the town, 
and the anniversa»7 of their land- 
ing is still celebrated. Pop. 4,348. 
Lon. 70° 30' W. Lat. 41° 58' N. 
, Phimouth, p-t. Litchfield co. Ct. 
24 m: W, Hartford, 30 N. New- 
Haven. Pop. 1,758. 
' Plymoulh, p-t. Chenango co. N. 
Y.7 m. N.W. Norwich, 107 W. 
Albany. Pop. 1,496. 

Plymouth, p-t. Luzerne co. Pa. 
'•n tlie Susquehannah, opposite 
Wilkesbarre. Pop.912.—t. Mont- 
gomery CO. 928. 

Plymouth, p-t. and cap. Wash- 
ington CO. N. C. on the S . side of 



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the Roanoke, 5 m. fr. Albemarleihas one of the largest cotton fub- 



soiind, 20 S. Edenton. Shipping 
in 1815, 1,590 ions. 

PbjmoHth, t. Richland co. Ohio. 
Pop. 380. 

Plympton, p-t. Plymouth co. 
Mass. 10 m. N. W. Plymouth. 
Pop. 980. 

Pocono, t. Northampton co. Pa. 
Pop. 389. 

Pocotaligo,p-\ . Beaufort district, 
S. C. CA m. W. S. W. Charleston. 

Page Cape,ihe xS. E. point of 
Chabaquiddick island. Mass. Lon 
7Q0 22/ VV.Lat.41o2o'N. 

Point, t. Northumberland co 
Pa. Pop. 1,373. 

Point Chico, t. on the Mississip- 
pi, at the confluence of the Arkan- 
sas. Pop. '152. 

Point Coujjee, parish. La. Pop 
4,912. Slaves 3,G30— The town 
Point Coupee, is on the W. bank 
of the Mississippi, 30 ra. above 
Baton Rouge. 

Point Pleasant, p-t. Mason co. 
Va. an the Ohio, just above the 
confluence of the Kenhawa, 3 m. 
N. E. Galiipolis. 

Point Pleasant, t. Clermont co. 
Ohio, on the Ohio, 21 m. S. W. 
Williamsburg. 

Point Remove, r. enters the N. 
side of the Arkansas, 30 ra. above 
Cadron. 

Poland, p-t. Cumberland co, 
Me. on the vV. side of the Andros- 
coggin, 30 m. N. Portland, 140 N. 
N. E. Boston. Pop. 1,353. 

Poland, p-l. Trumbull co. Ohio, 
on the Mahoning, 18 m. E. War- 
ren. Pop. 990. It contains a 
forge, furnace, &ic. 

Pomfret, t. Windsor co. Vt. 17 
m. N-. Windsor. Pop. 1,635. 



tories in the Stale. 



N. 



Pomfret, p-t. Windham co. Ct. 



on the Quinebaug, 40 m. N. E. 
Hartford, 30 W, Providence, 57 
S. W. Boston, Pop. 2,042. It 



Pom/ret, p-t. Chataunue co. 
Y. on lake Erie. Po[). 2,306. 

Pompeu, p-t. Onondaga co. N. 

11 m.'S. E.Onondaga, 126 W. 
Albany. Pop. 6,701. Here is an 
academy. 

Pontchartrain, lake, La. about 
35 miles long, and 25 broad. It 
communicates with Lakes Borgne 
and Maurepas, and with the city of 
\ew Orleans. 

Pnniiac, t. and cap. Oakland co. 
Michigan Territory, on the I'iver 
Huron of St. Clair, aiiont 25 miles 
fr. its mouth, and 25 W. Detroit. 

Pope, CO. Ill Pop. 2,610. 

Poplin, p-t. Rockingham co. N. 
H. 19 m. W. Portsmouth, 33 fr. 
Concord. Pop. 453. 

Porpoise Cope, on the coast of 
Me. Lon. 70^ 23/ W. Lat. 43=^ 
22' N. 

Port Lawrence, t. MonVoe co. 
Michigan, on Maumee bay, with 
a good haibour, 65 m. S. Detroit, 
148 N. W. Columbus. 

Port Roi/al, p-t. Caroline co. 
Va. on the S. side of the Rappa- 
hannock. Rappahannock acade- 
my, 2 m. W. of the town, has a- 
bout GO students. 22 ni. S. E. 
Fredericksburg, 80 fr. Washing- 
ton. 

Port Royal, t. Dearborn co. Ind. 
on Lougherty's creek, 7 m. above 
its mouth . 

Port Royal Island, S. C. 11 miles 
long, on which is Beaufort. 

Port Tobacco, p-t. and cap. 
Charles co. Md. on a small river, 
which runs into the Potomac 4 
m. below. Here is a warehouse 
for the inspeclion of Tobacco. 
52 m. S. W. Annapolis, 34 from 



Washington. 

Port William, p-t. and cap. Gat 
latin CO. Ky. at the conflux of Ke«r* 
17 



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tucky river with Oliio, 37 ni 
Frankfort. Pop. 120. 

Portage, co. Ohio. Pop. 10, 
09.'^. Chief t. Ravenna. 

Portage, t. Portage co .Ohio, 16 
m. W.Iiavenna. Pop. 196. — San- 
dusky CO. 111. 

Porter, t. Oxford co. Me. 34 m. 
S.W.Paris. Pop. 487. 

Porter, X. Niagara co. IS. Y. on 
Lake Ontario. Pop. 850. 

Porter, t. Huntingdon co. Pa. 
Fop. 1,132. 

Porter, t. Scioto co. Ohio, on the 
Ohio, 6 m, above Portsmouth. 
Pop. 879. 

Portland, p-t. and port of entry, 
Cumberland co. Mc. at present 
capital of the State, and the most 



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N. atory there is a noble water pros- 



€onsideraJ)le town 
we%hh and commerce, is on 
peninsula projecting info Casoo 
fcay. The peninsula has the shape 
of a saddle; the principal part of 
the houses are erected on the scat 
on the pommel of the saddle stand; 
the observatory, and on the can- 
tie Fome elegant dwelling houses 
The harboui is safe, seldom frozei 
ever, easy of access, and so ne»r 
the sea that a vessel is clear of ev- 
or}' obstacle and may stow away 
her anchors three miles after leav- 
ing the wharf. It is well defended 
and has a !ight-hou-e at the en- 
trance. Shippiqg in 1815, 30,41 
tons. 

Portland contains a state hou'^e 
for the temporary acommodaiion 
of the legislature ; an elegan 
court-house, a jail, alms-house, 2 
banks, an insurance-office, con 
laining the custom-house and oth- 
er offices ; an academy, athenae- 
um, observatory, and ten churches, 
>iz. 3 for Congregationalists, 2 for 
Baptists, 1 for Episcopalians, 2 foi' 
Methodi.sts, 1 for Universalists, and 
1 for Frif nUs. From Ui« obeei v- 



pect, and also an extensive view of 
liie interior terminated in the N. 
\V. by the White iMountains. 64 
m. ]N. IN. E Portsmouth, 118 N. 
rs'. E. Boston, 258 S. Quebec. Lon. 
70" 19/ W. Lat. 43c 39' IN. Fop. 
8,581. 

Portland, p-t. Chatauque co. N. 
Y. on Lake Erie. Pop. 1,162. 

Portland, t. Ky. on the Ohio, im- 
mediareh below Louisville. 

Portland, I. 111. recently laid out, 
on an elevated s|)ot, at the mouth 
of the Kaskai'kia river, with a 
good landing l^or boats. 

Portsmouth, the largest town in 
New-Hampshire, and its only sea- 
port, stands on the S. side of Pis- 
from the sea. 



in population cataqua rn er, 2 m. 



|a new bridge 2371 feet in leng^th, 
connects it with Kittery, Me. The 
town contains a court-house, jail, 
alms-house, female asylum, athe- 
nicnm, academy, two market-hou- 
ses, 5 banks, including a branch 
oftheU. S. bank, several insur- 
ance oftices, and 8 churches, 3 
foi Congregationalists, 1 each for 
Episcoi aiians. Baptists, Metho- 
dists, Universalists, and Sande- 
manians. 

The harbour is one of the best 
in tlie U. Slates. It is completely 
landlocked, and perfectly safe, of 
sufficient depth for the largest ves- 
sels at ail times of the tide, aiid, 
owing to the rapidity of the cur- 
rent, never frozen. The main 
entrance I^etween the N. side of 
Great Island and the Kittery 
shore, is about a mile wide, and 
9 or 10 fathoms deep, and is well 
defended by forts. On an island 
o{:(j-)osite the town, is a United 
States' navy yard. Portsmouth is 
well situated for trade. Shipping 
in 1815, 30,411 tors. Pop. 7,327. 
24 jw. r^. r*). E. ^'ewburyport ; 56 



POT 

N. by E. Boston ; 45 E. 



S E 
Concord ; 54 S. vS. W. Portland. 
Lat. 43° 5' N. Lon. 70- 45' W. 

Portsmouth, p-t. Newport co. R. 
I. on the N. end of Rhode Island. 
7 m. N. W. Newport. Fop. 1,G55. 
Here is a coal mine. 

Portsmouth, t. Norfolk co. Va. 
on the S. W. .side of Elizabeth 
river, opposite Norfolk. It con- 
tains a court-house, jail, and 4 
churches. 

Portsmouth, s-p. Carteret co. N. 
C. on the N. end of Core. Lank. 

Portsmouth, p-l. and cap. Scio- 
to co. Ohio, on the Scioto, at its 
junction with the Ohio, 45 ni. S. 
Chillicothe, 90 S. Columbus. It 
is well situated for trade, and con- 
tains a court-house, jail, printing- 
office, and bank. Pop. 527. Lon. 
82° 48' W. Lat. 380 48'N. 

Poseij, CO. Ind. Pop. 4,061. 
Chief t. Harmony. 

Poteau, or Pottoe, r. Arkansas, 
flows N. E. and joins the Arkan- 
sas at Fort Smith. 

Potomac, r. which rises in the 
Alleghany mountains, and durin<; 
its whole course is the boundary 
between Marjland and Virginia. It 
falls into Chesapeake bay between 
Point Lookout and Smith's point 
by a mouth 7^ miles wide. It i: 
navigable for ships of the greatesi 
burden, 300 miles to the city of 
Washington, 3 m. below the head 
of the tide. The obstructions l( 
the navigation above the city o! 
Washington are 1 . Little falls, 3 m . 
above the city, which descend 37 
feet, and have been surmounted bv 
a canal'is^ miles long, with thiee 
locks ; 2. Great falls, 8i^ miles fur 
ther up, around which is a canal 
one mile long, descending 76 feet 
by 5 locks ; 3. Seneca falls, 6 mile> 
above, which descend 10 feet ', 4j 



247 P O AV 

Shenandoah fall 
up, where the 



, GO miles further 
Potomac breaks 
through the Blue Ridge; 5. Houre* 
falls, 5 miles above the Shenando- 
ih. Canals have been dug a- 
lound all these falls. The whole 
ilesccnt of the Potomac, from the 
nouth of Savage liver to tide 

lislanc 
1,160 feet. 

Potosi, or Mine-cm Burton, p-t. 
and cap. Washington co. Mo, in 
the centre of the mining district. 
60 m. \V. S. W. St. Louis, 45 W. 
St. Genevieve. Here is an acad- 
emy. 

Potsdam, p-t. St. Lawrence co. 
N. Y. at the falls of Racket river, 
90 m. W. Plattsburc, 150 JV. N. 
VV. Albany. Pop. 1,911. Here 
is an academy. 

Potter, CO. Pa. Pop. 1S6. Chief 
t. Cowdersport. 

Potters, p-t. Center co. Pa. Pop. 
1,810. 

Pottsgrove, p-t. Montgomery co. 
Pa. Pop. 1,882. 

Poughkeepsie. p-t. and cap. 
Dutches CO. N. Y. on the E. bank 
t)f the Hudson, 85 m. S. Albany, 
75 N. New- York, The village is 
on a plain, nearly one mile E. of 
!he Hudson, and contains an ele- 
gant court-house, a jail, bank, a- 
cademy, 5 churches, 2 printing of- 
iices. Pop. 3,401, of the town, 
5,726. 

Poultney, p-t. Rutland co. Vt. on 
Poultney river which falls into 
Lake fehamplain. 37 m. W. 
Windsor. Pop. 1,955. 

Poundridge, t. Westchester co, 
N.Y. 5 m. E.Bedford. Pop. L- 
357. ^ * 

Pou-eirs Point, cape, N. C, at 
the entrance into Albemarle sound. 
Lon. 76° 4' W. Lat. 36° V N, 

Pcueltonf p-t. Hancock co. Geg 



PRI 



on the Ogcechee, about 40 m. a- 
bove Louisville. 15 N. Sparta. It 
has a flouiisliing academy. 

Powhatan, co. Va. Pop. 8,292. 
Slaves 3476. Chieft. Scottsville. 

Poicnal, p-t. Cumberland co. 
Me. 18 m. JN. E. Portland. Pop. 
1,051. 

Pawned, p-t. Bennington co. Vt. 
6 m. S. Bennington. Pop. 1,812. 

Prairie, t. Franklin co. Oiiio. 
Pop. 322.— Wavne co. 5 m. S. 
VVooster. Pop "706. 

Prairie da Cliien, t. and cap. 
Crawford co. N. W. Ter. on the 
Mi /^iifsippijS m. above the conflu- 
ence of the Ouisconsin. It was 
orig.nally settled by the French. 
See Fort Crair/ord. 

Prairie du R'M-Jier, p-t. Ran- 
dolph CO. 111. in the American bot- 
tom, 6 ra. tr. the Mississippi, 12 x\. 
Kask..skia. Pop. about 400. 

Prattsbiirg, p-t. Steuben co. ]\. 
Y. Pop. 1,377. 

Preble, CO, Ohio. Pop. 10,237. 
Chieft. Eaton. 

Preble, p-t. Courtlandt co. N. Y. 
150 m. VV. Albany. Pop. 1,257. 



i48 PHI 

12,577. Slaves 7, GIG. Chief t. 
Hampden Sydney 



.Jamestown 

College in this county had in 1822 
a president, 3 tutors, 140 students, 
includingl 9 in the grammar school. 

Prince George, co. Md. Pop. 
20,216. Slaves 11,185. Chief t. 
Uj)per Marlborough. 

Prince George, co. Va. Fop. 
8 ,030. Slaves 4,323. 

Prince William, co. Va. Pop. 
9,419. Slaves 4,380. Chief t. 
Haymarket. 

Princess Ann, p-t. and cap. 
Somerset co. Md. on Manokiu 
creek, 40 m. S. Cambridge. 

Princess Ann, co. Va. Pop, 
8,768. Slaves 3,705. Chief t. 
Kempsville. 

Princeton, p-t. Worcester co. 
Mas3. 16 ni. N. Worcester, 52 m.W. 
byN.Bo.sion. Pop. 1,261. 

Princeton, p-t. Schenectady co. 
N. Y. 7 m. W. Schenectady. Pop. 
1,073. 

Princeton, p-t. N. J. in Middle- 
sex and Somerset cos. 11 m. IN. E. 
Trenton, 16 S. W. New Bruns- 
wick, 40 IN. E. Philadelphia, 50 
P/Tsco«,t. Hampshire CO. Mass. S. W. JNew-York. Lat. 40-^22' 



incorporated in 1822. 

Preston, p-t. iNcw-London co. 
Ct. on the E. side of the Q.iine- 
baug, 44 m. S. E. Hartford. Pop, 

1,899. 



N. Lon.740 35'W. It contains 
a College, Theological Seminary, 
brick Presbyterian church, and a- 
bont 100 dwelling houses. 
The college of New-Jersey was 



Preston, \. Chenango co. N. Y.jfounded in 1738. In 1822, it had 
'^^ "" ■ ■ ""' ^^" '" a president, 2 professors, 3 tu- 



O m. W. Norwich, 115 W^ Alba- 
jiy. Pop. 1,092. 

Preslmi co. Va. Pop. 3,422. 
Slaves 80. 

Prestonsbnrg, t. Floyd co. Ivy. 
Here is an academy. 

Prcsumscvt, r. Me. which dis- 
charges the waters of Sebacook 
lake into Casco bay. It is 14 
miles lonp and abounds with ex- 
cellent mill scats, having no less 
llian 14 falls. 

Prince Edii^crd. co. Va. Pop. 



tors, and 148 students, i))cluding 
20 resident graduates; a librnry 
of about 8,000 volumes, a philo- 
sophical apparatus, including an 
elegant orrery constructed by Rit- 
tenhouse ; a cabinet of mineralo- 
gy and natural history. The col- 
lege edifice, styled IS'assau Hall, 
contains a chapel and 60 room« 
for students. It has also 2 wings, 
each 60 feet by 30, containing the 
library, recitation rooms, &ic The 



PRO 



249 



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whole number of alumni of the 
college in 1815, was 1,425 
whom 1,023 were (hen living. 

The Theological Seminary wa^* 
established in 1812, by the Gene- 
ral Assembly of the Presbyterian 
church. It "has 2 professors, one 
of didactic and polemic Theolo- 
gy, the other of Ecciesiastioal his- 
tory ; a partial provision has also 
been made for instruction in Ori 
ental and Biblical Literature. Th( 
edifice is of stone and contains 
rooms for 100 students. The 
number of students in 1322 was 
95, of whom 4 were resident li- 
centiates. The library contains a 
bout 4,000 volumes. 

Princeton, p-t. and cap. Gibson 
CO. Ind. on a handsome elevation 
23 m. S. Vincennes, 28 N. EvanS' 
ville on the Ohio. Here is a bank. 

Prospect, p-t. Hancock co. Me 
on the W. side of the Penobscot 
at its mouth, 15 m. JN.W. Castme, 
227N. E.Boston. Pop. 1,7'" 

Providence, co. R. I. Pop. 35,- 
736 

Providence, p-t. and port of en- 
try, Pxovidence co. R. I. the lar- 
gest town in tlic Slate, and th 
third in New-England in popula- 
tion, stands on Providence river, 
just above the moutli of the Seek 
jionk, 35 m. from tlio ocean, 30 IV 
W. Newport, 59 N. E. New-Lon 
don, 74 E. Hartford, 40 S. S. W 
Boston. Lon. 71° 10' W. Lat. 
41° 51' N. Pop. 11,767. Th 
town is built on both sides of the 
river, over which is an elegant 
bridge. Merchant ships of the 
largest class ascend to this place. 

Providence is one of the weal- 
thiest and most flourishing towns 
of its size in the U. States. There 
are more tiian 100 cotton factories 
in R. Island and the adjacent parts! bay 



which is transacted principally in 
of Providence. Among the manu- 
facturing establishmoils within the 
town, are 5 cotton factories, two 
woollen factories, 3 dye-houses, .t 
distilleries, 3 rope-walks, 2 sper- 
maceti works, and 10 jeweller's 
shops, where jewelry is manufac- 
tured principally for exportation. 
Shipping in 1823, 22,000 tons. A- 
bout 10 vessels are constantly em- 
ployed in the exportation of cotton 
goods. 

The town contains a court- 
house, market-house, town-house, 
theatre, jail, hospital, 7 banks, in- 
cluding a branch of the U. S.bankj 
G insurance companies, 4 printing- 
offices, from 3 of which newspa- 
pers are issued ; tlie college edi- 
fices, a public library, 3 acade- 
mics, including the Friends' board- 
ing school, and 8 religious .socie- 
ties, 3 of Congregationalists, 2 of 
Baptists, 1 each of Episcopalian'^ 
Friends, and Methodists. Seve- 
ral of the churches are elegant ed- 
ifices. In September 1815, thr. 
town sufferedscverely from a gale . 

Brown University, in 1822, had 
a president, 9 professors, 2 tutors 
and 157 students, a library of more 
than 5,000 volumes, and a philoso- 
phical apparatus. There are 2 col- 
lege edifices of brick, containiiig 
rooms for about 200 students, and 
large rooms for public uses. The 
president and a majority of the trus- 
tees are required to be of tl-.e 
Baptist denomination. The gram- 
mai school connected with the U- 
niversity contains usually about 30 
students. 

Providence River, R. I. is formed 
by VVanasquiatucket and Mosha- 
suck, which unite just above Prov- 
"dence, and runs into Providence 



of Cl. and Mass, the "^busiaess oft Providence, p-t. Saratoga co^ 



QUA 250 QUE 

14 m. S. \V. Saratoga, 34 W. I Pulteneij.Yt. See Poi{h7iey 



Y 

Albany. Pop. 1.515. 

Providence, t. Luzei-ne co. Pa 
Pop. 861.— p-t. Bedfo'ld co. Pop. 
1,822. — Lower, t. Montgomery co. 
1,146.— Upper, l,610.-^ether, t. 
Delaware co. 566. — Upper, 136. 

Province^own, p-t. Barnstable co. 
Mass. at the extrpuiity of the pe- 
ninsula of Cape Cod, 8 m, S. E. 
Piace Point, GO S. E. Boston, by 
water, IJGbyland. The liarbonr, 
one of the best in the State, opent- 
to the S. awd has depth of water 
for any ship?. The houses are of 
one .story, and set on piles, thai 
the driving sands may pass under 
thciJi. The inhabitants derive 
their subsistence from the pro.?e- 
cntion of the fisheries, and are de- 
pendent on Boston and on the 
towns in the vicinity for every ve- 
•Tctable production. Pop. 1.232. 
Lat. 42^-' y N . Lon . 70;^ 9' \V. _ 

Pulaski, V. and half sliire, in 
IVichland, Oswetro co. N. Y. 

Prluski, CO. Geo. Pop. 5,283. 
Slaves 2,022. Chief t. Hartford. 

Pi'hiski, p-t. and cap. Giles co 
Ten. on Richland creek. 

P7ila.'ki, CO. Ky. Pop. 7,597 
Slaves 637. Chief t. Somerset. 

Pulaski, CO. Arkansas. Pop 
1,923. Slaves 171. Chief t. Ca- 
dron. 



Pultneti, p-t. Steuben co. N.Y. 
on the W. side of Crooked lake, 
11 m. N. Bath, 232 W. Albany. 
Pop. 1,162. 

PiiUney, t. Belmont co. Ohio, on 
Ohio river, 10 m. S. E. St. Clairs- 
ville, 9 m. below Wheeling Va. 
P'.p. 1,057. 

Punjshiirg, t. Beaufort dist. S. 
C. on Savannah river, 20 m. above 
Savannah. 

Put-in- Bay, hny, in the larj^est 
of the Bass islands, Lake Erie, 
14m.N.W. by N. Sandusky. 

Putnam, t. Lincoln co. Me. 30 
m. N. VViscasset. Pop. 652. 

Putnam, CO. '^.Y. Pop. 11,268. 
Chief t. Carmel. 

Putnam, t. Washington, co. N. 
Y. on Lake Champlaiu, 28 m. N. 
Sandyhill. Pop. 892. 

Putnam, CO. Geo. Pop. 15,475. 
Staves 7,241. Chief t. Eatonton. 

Putnam, co. Ohio, formed 1820. 

Putnam, p-t. Musk Indian co. 
Ohio, opposite Zanes\il!e, with 
uhicli it is connected by a bridge 
Pop. 512. Here is an academy. 

Putney, p-t. Windham co. V.-. 
on Connecticut river, 33 m. belov. 
Windsor. Pop. 1,547. 

Pijmotuning, t. Mercer co. Pa. 
Pop. 671. 



Qu\DR.4ST. See Cadron. jsas and Little Rock, and thence S. 

Qu(infico,r.Vii. runs into the Po- to the Wachita. 
tomac 4 m. below Dumfries. Quecchii, r. Vt. runs into Con- 

Quapaiv.t, Indians, Arkansas, a- neclicut river, 10 m. above Wind- 



bout 400 in number, who own a 
tract of 3,000,000 acres extending 
along the south side of Arkansas 
river between the towns of Arkan- 



sor. 

Queen Anv, co. Md. Pop. 14,- 
952. Slaves 5,588. Chief t.Ceu- 
ircville. 



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Queai Ann, p-t. Prince Gcor£;e 
ro. Md. on the W. side of the Pa 
tuxent, 25 in. N. E. Washington 
39 S. hyW. Baltimore. 

Qiteens^ co. N. Y. comprising the 
W. part of Long IsianJ. Pop. 
21,519. Chief towns, Jamaica 
and North Hempstead. 

Qiieenstown,\i-i. Queen Ann's co 
Md. on the E. side of Chester riv 
er, G m. S. W. Centreville, 20 E 
Annapolis. « 

Quemahoning, t. SomcrcCt co. 
Pa, Fop. 5o(i. 



R AL 

Quincy, p-t. Norfolk co. Mass. 8 
m. S. Boston. Pop. 1,62J. 

Qiiinebaui^, or Mohcgan, r. Cf. 
which rises in Mashapanj^ pond in 
Union, and passes into Rlassachu- 
setts, then turnin;^ to the S. re-en- 
ters Connecticut and joins the She- 
tucket 3 miles above Norwich 
landing. See Thames. 

Qiiiunipiack, or East river, Ct. 
rtows into the N. E. side of New- 
Haven hirbour. 

Quin-e, r. Mo. flows into the Mis- 
sissippi. 



K. 



Rabun, co. Geo. Pop. 521, 
Shives 15. 

Raccoon, t. Gallia co. Ohio, on 
Raccoon creek, which runs into 
the Ohio, 12 m. VV. Gallipol 
Pop. 854. 

Race, Point, the N. VV. extrem- 
ity of Cape Cod, Mass. 3 m. iN 
W. Provincetown. Lon. 70^ 12' 
W. Lat. 42*^ 4' N. 

Racket, r. N. Y. flows into the 
St. Lawrence, 2 m. above St. Re- 
gis. Litheto.vn of Cookham, ii 
falls, in a short distance, 200 feet. 
lit is navigable 20 miles, to Louis- 
ville. 

Radnor, t. Delaware co. Pa. 
Fop. 1,059. 

Radnor, t. Delaware co. Ohio. 
Pop. 523. 

Rahwaij, p-t. Essex co. N. J. 
on the river Rahway, which run 
into Staten island Sound 4 miles 
below. Pop. 1,945. 4 m. S. W. 
Elizabeth town. 



charges itself into the lake of the 
Woods. 

Raisht, r. Michigan, \: hich runs 
E. about GO h»iics and flows into 
Lake Erie 12 m. N. of Maunieo 
bay. 

Raleigh, the capital of N. C. is 
in AVake co. 123 m. N. W. New- 
bern, GO N. Favetteville, 27 E. 
Chaijcl Hill, 140 S. S W. Peters- 
burg, li is a beautiful town ; and 
contains a staie-house, court- 
house, theatre, 2 banks, 2 acade- 
mies, 2 houses of public worship, 
uid 3 printing-ofSces. In the cen- 
tre of the town is Union Sqiiare, 
containing 10 acres, from whioh 
extend 4 streets, dividing the town 
nto four quarters. Li the centre 
of these quarters are 4 other 
.squares, of 4 acres each. The 
four large streets are 99 ieai 
wide ; the others QG. The state- 
house is a beautiful building of 
brick, 102 feet long, 5G broad, and 



Rajo, Rio, r. rises in the Rocky 43 feet high, standing on an eleva 



mountains and flowing E. joins the 
Canadian near its mouth. 

Rainy Lake, on the N. boundary 

of the U. S.in4S'-^ ].V N. lat. di.s- 



tion in the centre of Union square. 
It contains a superb statuo of 
Washington, executed by the cele- 
brated C^saova, at the expense of 



RAP 252 

the State. Pop. in 1816, 1,G80, 
of \vl)om 592 were slaves. Lon. 
78^ 48' W. Lat. 35° 44' N. 

RalphsviUe, t. Ashtabula co. 
Ohio, on lake Erie, at the mouth 
of the Ashtabula, 11 ra. N. Jeffer- 
son. 

Ramapo, or Ring-wood, r. N. J. 
meets the Pequanack in Pompton 
plains to form Pompton river. 

Ramapo Works, p-v. in Hamp 
stead, N. Y. on Ramapo river 
containing extensive iron works, 
40 m. N. New- York. 

Randolph, p-t. Oianie co. Vt 
on two branches of White river 
36 m. N. Windsor. Pop. 2,487. 
Here is an academy. 

Randolph, \)-t.'!^or{o\k co. Mass, 
15ra. S. Boston. Pop. 1,546. 

Randolph, t. Morris co. N. J, 
Pop. 1,252. 

Randolph, co. Va. Pop. 3,357 
Slaves 131. Chief t. Beverly, 

Randolph, CO. N. C. Pop. 11,- 
331. Slaves 1,080. 

Randolph, i. Montgomevv co 
Ohio, 12 rn. N. W. Davton. " Pop 
1 .4<H.— Portage co. Pop. 328. 

' Rayidolph,co. \m\. Pop. 1,808. 

Randolph, co. Hi. Pop. 3,4'j2. 
6'hief t. Kaskaskia. 

Rano;e, t. Madison co. Ohio. 
P on. 529. 

Raphoc, t. Lancaster co. Pa. 
Pop. 3,216. 

Rapid Jinn, r. Va. joins the Rap- 
pahannock, 10 m. above Frede- 
ricksburg. 

Rapide, CO. La. Pop. C,0G5. 
Slaves 3,489. Chief t. Alexan- 
dria. 

Rappahannock, r. Va. which ri- 
ses in the Blue Ridge, and running 
S. E. about 130 miles, enters 
Chesapeake bay, 30 m. S. of the 
Potomac. It has 1- fathom's wa 
ter to Ilobb's hole, and is naviga 
ble for vessels drawing 19 feet 



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water to Fredericksburg, 119 
miles. Measures have been re- 
cently taken to improve the navi- 
gation above Fredericksburg. 

Raritan, r. IN. J. is formed by 
two branches which unite in Som- 
erset county, falls into Amboy bay. 
Sloops of 80 tons ascend to New 
Brunswick, 17 miles. 

Ravenna, p-t. and cap. Portage 
CO. Ohio, on the Cuyahoga, 35 m. 
S.E. Cleaveland, 140 N. E. Ctf- 
iumbus. Here is a woollen man- 
ufactory. Pop. 418. Lon. Sl^ 
13' W. Lat. 41^ 11' N. 

Rawsonsville, p-v. in Mayfield, 
N. Y. 

Raymond, p-t. Cumberland eft, 
Mc. 24 m. N. Portland. POd. 
1,39G. 

Ruiinwnd, p-t Rockingham to. 
N. H. 21 m. W. Portsmouth, 28 
from Concord. Pop. 951. 

Ruijnham, p-t Bristol co. MaSS, 
on Taunton river, 3 m. E. Taun- 
ton, 32 S. Boston. Pop. 1,071. 
Bar iron, hollow ware, nails. Sic. 
are manufactured here. 

Readjidd, p-t. Kcnnebcck co. 
Me. i ai. W. Augusta. Pop. 
1,513. 

Readins:, t. Windsor co. Vt. D 
m. W. U^indsor. Pop. 1,603. 

Reading, p-t. Middlesex co. 
Mass. 12 m.N. Boston. Pop. tn- 
cluding South Reading, 2,797. 

Reading, p-t. Fairfitdd co. Ct. 
60 ra. S. VV. Hartford. Pop. 
1,678. 

Reading, p-t. Steuben co. N. Y. 
on the W. side of Seneca lak(r, 
23 vn. N. E. Bath. Pop. 3,009. 

Reading, t. Adams co. Pa. Pop. 
833. 

Reading, p-t. and cap. Berks co. 
Pa. on the Schuvlkill, 54 ni. N. 
W.Philadelphia, 44 S. W. Beth- 
lehem, 31 N. E. Lancaster, 54 E. 
Harrisbwg. It is a flyorisfhing 



REN 2 

iown, regularly laid out, and in- 
habited chiefly by Germans ; and 
contains a court-house, jail, an 
elegant church for German Lu- 
therans, one each for Calvinists, 
Roman Catholics, and Friends. 
It is famous for the manufacture 
of hats. Pop. 4,332. 

Reading, t. Perry co. Ohio. Pop. 
1,821. 

Reaclingfon, or Riddenton. t. 
Hunterdon co. N. J. 17 m. N. W. 
New-Brunswick. Pop. 1,964. 

Red Bank, t. Armstrong co. Pa. 
Pop. 2,042. 

Red Lion, hundred, Newcastle 
CO. Del. Pop. 929. 

Red River, r. which enters the 
Mississippi from the W. in Ion. 
910 4.'y W. lat. 31° 5' N. It^ 
navigable to the great raft* aboui 
500 miles. Of its sources we are 
as yet i^orant. 

Red niver, t. Pulaski co. Arkan- 
sas. Pop. 116. 

Red field, p-r. Oswego co. N. Y 
35 m. N. Rome, 148 N. W. Alba- 
ny. Pop. 336. 

'Redstone, t. Fayette co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,207. 

Reedsborouo-Ji, t. Bennington co. 
Vt. Pop. 630. 

Reedy Island, in the Delaware, 
3 m. long, 50 m. below Philadel- 
phia. 

Rehoboth, p-t. Bristol co. Mass 
on the E. side of the Seekhonk, 
15 m. W. Taunton, 37 S. W 
Boston. Pop. 2,740. 

Rehoboth, hundred, Sussex co 
Del. Pop. with Lewes, 1,657. 

Remsen, p-t. Oneida co. N. Y 
on Black river, 35 m. N. Rome 
107 N.VV. Albany. Pop. 912. 

RensfteLrer, co. N. Y. Pop. 40,- 
153. Chief towns, Troy and Lan- 
singburgh. 

Rensselaer, v, in Berlin, Rens- 
selaer CO. N. y .. with an extensive 



53 RIC 

manufactory of window glass, IS' 
m. E. Albany. 

Rensselaerville, p-t. Albany co. 
N. Y. 24 m. S. VV. Albany. 'Pop. 
3,435. 

Reyjioldsburg, p-t. and cap. 
Humphreys co. Ten. 

Rhea, co. East Ten. Pop. 4,215. 
Slaves 334. Chief t. Washington, 

Rhiiiebcck, p-t. Dutchess co. N. 
Y. on the Hudson, 18 m. N. Pough- 
keepsie, 67 S. Albany. Pop. 
2,729. 

Rhode Island, one of the United 
States, bounded N. and E. by 
Massachusetts; S.by the Atlantic, 
and VV. by Connecticut. It is 49 
miles long from N. to S. and on 
its northern boundary, 29 broad. 
Area 1,580 so. miles. Lon. 71'^ 
6' lo 710 52' W. Lat. 41^ 17' to 
42° N. Pop. 83,059. 

In no State in the Union is so 
large a proportion of the popula- 
tion and capital employed in man- 
ufacturing as in Rhode-Island. 
The principal article is cotton 
coods. There aie now more than 
90 cotton mills in the State. The 
other manufactures are of wool- 
len goods, iron, ardent spirits, &,c. 
Value of the manufactures in 1810, 
.^4, 106 ,074. Value of exports in 
1820, ,^1,072,762, of which nearly 
one half was foreign produce. 
Amount of shipping in 1819, 39,- 
044 tons. 

Rhode Isla7id, isl. from which 
the above State takes its name, 
in Narraganset bay, 15 miles long, 
and on an average 3^ broad, 

Riceboroi/gh,p-t. and cap. Lib- 
erty CO. Geo. on Newport river, 
32 m. S. Savannah. 

Richfield, n-x. Otsego co. N. Y. 
13 m. i^. W. Cooperslown, 72 W. 
Albany. Pop. 1,772. 

Richfield, t. Ashtabula co. Ohio,, 
od Grand river, 5 «. S. W, Jcffer- 



mc 



son. Pop. 193.— Medina co. 357 

Richford, t. Franklin co. Vt. oi 
Missisque river, 44 ni. N. E. Bur- 
lington. Pop. 440. 

liichhilL t. Green co. Pa. Pop 
687. 

Richhill, t. Muskingum co 
Ohio, 12 ni. S. E. Zanesville. 
Pop. 706, 

Jtiddand, p-t. Oswego co. N. Y. 
on Lake Ontario, 35 m. N. W. 
Utica. Pop. 2,728. 

Richland, t. Bucks co. Fa. Pop. 
1,.385.— Venango CO. 1,031. 

Richland, district, S. C. Pop. 
12,321. Slaves 7,G27. Chief i. 
Columbia. 

Richhmd, r. Ten. joins Elk riv- 
er, and is navigable 12 miles to 
Pulaski. 

Richland, co. Ohio. Pop. 9,169. 
Chief t. Mansfield. 

Richland, t. Belmont co. Ohio. 
Pop. 2,738.— Clinton co. 7 m. E. 
Wilmington. Pop. 1,066.— Cos- 
hocton CO. 139.— Darke co. 225.— 
Fairfield co. 10 m. N. E. Lancas 
ter. Pop. 1,071 — Guernsey co. 9 
m. S. E. Cambridge. Fop. 860.— 
Jackson co. 182. 

Richmond, p-t. Chittenden co 
Vt. on Onion river, 13 m. S. E 
Burlington. Pop. 1,014. 

Richmond, p-l. Cheshire co. N 
H. 70 m. S. W. Concord. Pop 
1,391. 

Richmond, p-t. Berkshire co 
Mas<=. 7 m. W Lenox, 130 W 
Boston. Pop. 923. 

Richmond, p-t. Washington co, 
R. T. 30 m. S. Prov-idence. Pop, 
1,423. 

Rich>nond, co. N. Y. comi>ri.«ev 
Sfaten I.land. Pop. 6,1-35. Chief 
t, Southfield. 

Richno7id, v. in Southfield, and 
cap. of Richmond co. N, Y. 12 
ni. S. New- York. 

Richmond, t. Ontario co. N. Y. 



254 R I C 

16 m. S. W. Canandaigua, 232 VV, 
Albany. Pop. 2,765. 

Richmond, p-t. Berks co. Pa 
Pop. 1,135. 

Richmond, co. Va. Pop. 5,706. 
Slaves 2,664. 

Richmond, the metropolis of Va, 
is in Heniicoco.on the jN. side of 
James river, immedialely below 
the falls, and directly oppositeMan- 
chester, with which it is connec- 
ted by two bridges. The situation 
is healthy, as well as highly pictur- 
esque and beantiful. A part of 
the city is built on the margin of 
the river ; the rest upon Shockoe 
hill, which overlooks the lower 
part of the city, and commands an 
extensive and delightful prospect 
of the river and adjacent country. 

Richmond is finely situated for 
a commercial and manufacturing 
city, being at the head of tide wa- 
ter, and having an extensive back 
country, abounding with tobacco, 
wheat, and coal. The value of 
(he produce exported from Rich- 
mond and Manchester is about 
,i^8,000,000 annually. Shipping in 
loUi, 9,943 tons. James river is 
navigable for vessels of 230 tons 



to Warwick, and for those of 125 
to Rockets, a mile below Rich- 
mond. 

The state-house or capitol is 
built in a commanding situation on 
Shockoe hill. The design was 
taken from La Maison Quaree at 
Nimes, but the execution falls 
greatly short of the original. h\ 
the centre of a spacious hall, in 
the middle of the building, stands 
a marble statue of Washington, 
executed in Paris. 

The city also contains a spacious 
and elegant court-house, a state- 
prison of brick which cost ^135,- 
402 ; a jail, alms-house, 2 market 
houses, a museum, an acadeniv ©1 



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fine arts, Lancasterian school, fe- 
male orphan asyluiD, Shanks inclu- 
ding a branch of the U. S. bank. 
2 insurance companies, 4 tobacci 
ware-houses, 8 churches, 2 foi 
Episcopalians, 2 for Methodists 
and 1 each for Presbyterians, Eap 
tists, Friends and Jews. Among 
the manufacturing establishment 
are the Virginia Armory, where 
are manufactured annually up- 
wards of 4,000 stand of muskets. 
300 rifles, and 1,000 swords anc 
pistols ; a glass house, sugar re 
finery, iron foundery, roiling and 
slitting mill, nail factory and col- 
ton mill. Pop. 12,067. 114 m. W. 
N. W. Norfolk, 22 N. Petersbiu-g. 
123 S. S. W. Washington citv. 
Lat 37° 30' N. Lon. 77^^ 31' W. 

Richmond, co. N, C. Pop. 
7,537, Slaves 2,021. Chief t 
Rockingham. 

Richmond, co. Geo. Pop. 8,600. 
Slaves 4,831 . Chief t. Augusta. 

Richmond, p-t. and cap. Madisgn 
CO. Ky. 

Richmond, p-t. Ross co, Ohio 
Pop. 249. — p-t. Jefferson co. 10 
m. N. VV. Steubenvilie. 

Rideebunj, t. Bradford co. Pa. 
Pop. 210. 

Ridgefield, p-t. Fairfield co. Ct 
10 m. S. W. Danbury, 55 N. E. 
New- York. Pop. 2,.3dl. 

Richmond, t. Howard co. Mis- 
souri. 

Rids;^-.eld, t. Huron co. Ohio 
Pop. 335. 

Ridge road, a remarkable ridgf 
of land which commences nea; 
the mouth of Genesee river, N. Y. 
and runs in a west direction fc 
Lewiston on Niagara river, a dis- 
tance of 78 miles. It i.^ about 30 
feet high and in some places oni' 
40 yards wide. 

kidgeville, p-t. Warren co. Ohio, 



7 ni. N. Lebanon. — ^p-t. Cuvahoe.i 
CO. Pop. 295. •- •' 6 

RidgeiruTj, p-t. Genesee co. N. 
V. on the Erie canal. Pop. 1,496. 

Ridleii, t. Delaware co. Pa. 
Pop. 893. 

Rifc^ p-t. Monroe co. N. Y. on 
the W.side of Genesee river, 20 
m. E. Batavia. Pop. 3,139. 

Rigolets, the channel or strait 
which connects Lake Ponchar- 
irain with Lake Borgnc. 

Rigolets de bon dieu, r. La. which 
branches off from Ked river near 
.\atchitoches, and unites again 
with it 25 m. above Alexandria. 

fi//e?/, t. Oxford co. Me. 30 m, 
N. W.Paris. 

Ri/eij,t. Butler CO. Ohio, 10 m, 
W. Hamilton. Pop. 1,451. 

Rindge, p-t. Cheshire co. N. 
H. 50 m. S. W. Concord, 55 N. 
W.Boston. Pop. 1,298. 

Ripktj, p-t. Somerset co. Me. 
Pop. 325. 

Riplejf, p-t. Chafauque CO. N. 
Y. on Lake Erie. Fop. 1,111. 

Ripleij, p-t. and caj). Brown co. 
Ohio, on the Ohio, 46 m. S. E. 
Cincinnati. Pop. 421. 

Ripleij, co.hu]. Pop. 1,822. 

Riplet/, t. Bond co. HI. on Shoal 
creek, 20 m. E. Edwardsville. 

i??/)<o/?, t. Addison CO. Vt. Pop. 

Risv>g Sim, p-t. Dearborn co, 
Ind. on the Ohio, 18 m. below 
Lawreuccburg. 

Rivanwi, r. Va. runs into the N, 
ide of James river, at Columbia. 

Rii'erhectd, p-t. and cap. Stiffolk 
o. i\ Y. on the N. side of Long 
-^land, 90m. E. New-York. Pop. 
1 ,907. 

Boave, CO. Ten. on the Tennes- 
ep a' the junction of the Clinch 
md Holston. Pop. 7,895. Slftve^'. 
314. Chief t. Kingston. 



ROC 2o6 

Boanolce, r. formed by the Staim- 
ton and Dan, near the S. boundary 
of Va. and fla\vhig S. E. falls into 
the head of Albermarle sound. Its 
navigation is unobstructed to Hal 
ifax, near the foot of the Great 
Falls, 75 miles, for vessels of 45 
tons. At the Great Falls tlie riv- 
er descends 100 feet in a distance 
of 12 ni . ; but a canal now complet- 
ed around these falls to Rock 
landing, opens the navigation for 
batteaux as far as the junction of 
the Dan and the Staunton. Th 
Dan has been made navigable to 
Danville; and the Staunton is nav- 
igable for some distance for boats 
of 5 tons. 

Roanoke Little, r. Va. runs into 
the Staunton, 15 m, above Dan 
river. 

Roanoke, isl. N. C. at the en 
trance into Albermarle sound. 

Roanoke Inlet, V^. C. leads into 
Albermarle sound. Lon. 7G° W. 
Lat. 35c 56' N. 

Robbinston, p-t. Washington co. 
Me. at the confluence ofthe St. 
Croix with J'assamaquoddy bay, 
opposite St. Andrew.^, .\. B. It "is 
a place of considerable trade, and 
carries on shii' building to somr 
exi.ent. Pop, 434. 15 m. N. IN 
W. Eastport. 

Robertson, co. W. Ten. Pop. 
f),938. Slaves 2,520. Chief t. 
Sjningfield. 

Robeson, t. Berks CO. Va. Pop. 
2,065. 

Robeson, co. N. C. Fop. 8,204. 
Slaves 2,099. Chief t. Lumber- 
ton. 

Robinson, t. Alleghany co. Pa. 
Pop. l,392._AVashington co. 925. 

Rochester, p-t. Windsor co. Vi. 
34 m. N.W. Windsor. Pop. 1,- 



ROC 



148. 

Rochester, p-t. Strafford co. N.H. 
on Salmon Fall river. Que term 



ofthe court of common pleas is 
held here. 18 ra. N. Portsmouth. 
Pop. 2,471. 

kochester, p-t. Plymouth co. 
Mass on Buzzard's bay, 20 m. S. 
W. Plymouth, 48 S. Boston. Lon. 
70° 40' W. Lat. 41° 42' P^. Pop. 
3,034. 

Rochester, p-t. Ulster co. N. Y. 
14 m. S. W, Kingston. Pop. 2,062. 

Rochester, or Rochester ville, p-v. 
in Gates and cap. of Monroe co. 
N.l'.at the falls of the Genesee 
river, 6 m. from its mouth. At this 
place the Erie canal crosses the 
Genesee. The first house was 
erected in 1812, and in 1822, the 
village contained about 3,000 in- 
habitants, 6 houses of public wor- 
ship, a stone court-house, 2 print- 
ing-offices, and numerous mills and 
nianufactories. 

Rock, t. Harrison co. Ohio, 16 
m. N. Cadiz. Pop, 700. 

Rockcastle, CO. K\. Fop. 2.249. 
Slaves 155. Chief t. Mount Ver- 
non. 

Rock Hill, t. Bucks co. Pa. Pop. 
1,567. 

Rock Landing, v. Halifax co. 
iN. C. at the head ofthe great falls 
of the Roanoke, 12 m. above Hal- 
ifax. 

Rockan-ny, p-t. Morris co. N. .1. 
on the Rockaway a branch ofthe 
I'assaic, 7 m. IV. by W. Morris- 
town. 

Rockbi-idge, co. Va. Pop. 11,- 
945. Slaves 2,612. Chief t. Lex- 
ington. See Cedar Creek. 

Rockdale, I. Crawford co. Pa. 
Poj). 776. 

Rockingham, p-t. Windham co. 
Vi. on Connecticut rivei', 20 m. 
below Windsor. Pop. 2,155. 

Rockinfihitm, co. N. H. Pop. 
5.246 Chief towns, Portsmouth 
nd Concord. 

Rockingham J co. Va. Pop. 14,- 



R O G 257 

784. Slaves 1,871. Chief t.Har- 
risbui'g, 

Ror.Jcingham, co. N. C. Pop. 
11,474. Slaves '2,974. 

Rorkmghain, t. and cap. Rich- 
mond CO. N. C. 74 m. fr. Hillsbo- 
rough. 

llocklandj co. N. Y. Fop. 8,- 
837. Chief t. Clarkestown. 

Rockland, t. Sullivan co N. Y. 
Pop. 405. 

Rockland, t. Berks co. Pa. Pop. 
1,130— Venango co. 373. 

Rockport, t. Cuyahoga co. Ohio, 
on Lake Erie, at the moulh of 
Rockv river. 10 ra. W. Cleave- 
iand.' Pop. 157. 

Rockville, p-t. and cap. Mont- 
f^oniery CO. Md. 14 in. fr. Wash- 
jnsjton. 

Rocky Mount, p-t. and cap. 
Franklin co. Va. 25 ra. N. Mar- 
ti nsburg. 

Rocky Moi/Ti(avis, a name given 
to that part of the great American 
range which lies in the U. States, 
and British America. They are 
a continuation ofthe Cordilleras of 
Mexico. 

Rocky River, r. Ind. falls into the 
Wabash, 78 m. above Vinceunes. 

Rocky, or Rock Rive?- or Roche, 
rises in the N. W. Territory, and 
Hows into the Mississippi, 160 
ni. above the Illinois, after a course 
of 200 miles. 

Rodman, p-t. Jefferson co. IN. 
Y. Pop. 1,735. 

Ro^erstown, t. INIissouri, 40 m. 
S. VV . St. Louis. 

Roger sville, p-t. and cap. Haw- 
kins CO. Ten. on the Holston. 
Here are a bank, academy, and 
printing-office. 9 miles N. W. of 
this place is a salt lick ; in the 
neighbourhood also is a sijring 
with'a regular ebb and flood, 65 
m. F.^. E.Knoxvillc. 



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Rome, t. Kennebec co. Me. 22 
m. N. Augusta. Pop. 533. 

Rome, ji-t. and halfshire, Onei- 
da CO. N. Y. on the Mohawk, on 
the site of old Fort Stc^nwix, 15 m. 
iN. W. Uiica, 108 VV. i^. W. Alba- 
ny. Pop. 3,.069. It is at the head 
of boat navigation on the river, 
which is here connected with 
Wood creek by a canal 1^ miles 
in length, navigable for boats of 15 
•.ons. Here are 2 arsenals, one of 
the Slate, and one of the U. States. 
The jbfie canni passes about 80 
rods west of tlie village. 

Rome, t. Athens co. Ohio. Pop. 
491. — Lawrence co. 399. 

Romiiey, t. and cap Hampshire 
CO. Va. on the S. W. branch of 
the Potomac, .50 m. IN. Winches- 
ter, 190 >. W. Richmond. 

Rose, t. Stark, co. Ohio. Fop. 
.380. 

Ross, I. Alleghany co. Pa. Pop. 
1.979. — ?vortliamplon co. 873. 
'Ross, CO. Ohio Pop. 20,619. 
Chief t. Chillicothe. 

Ross.t. Gieen co. Ohio. Pop. 
814. — Butler co. Ohio, oa the Sci- 
oto, G ni. below Hamilton. Pop, 
1,665. 

Rossie, p-t. St. Lawrence co. N. 
Y. on the St. Lawrence above 
Ogdensburg, Pop. 869. 

Rossville, t. Butler co. Ohio, on 
the Miami, opposite Hamilton. 
Pop. 1,321. 

Rossvilk, p-v. in the Cherokee 
Nation, Ten. on the S. side of the 
Tennessee. 50 m.S. S. W. Wash- 
ington, (Ten.) 

Rotterdam, t. Schenectady co. 
N. Y. Pop. 1,529. 

Rouge river, r. Michigan Ter. 
runs into Detroit river, 5 m. below 
Detroit. 

Round Top, a peak of the Cats- 
kill mountains, N, Y. 3,804 feet 
above the sea. 



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Rowan, CO. fi.C. Pop.2G,000. 
Slaves 5,o8l. Chief t. Salisbury 

Roice, t. Franklin co. Mass. 17 
m. N. W. Greenfield, 103 \V. N. 
W.Boston. Pop. 851. 

i?t>w-/ef,t. Potter CO. Pa. Pop. 53. 

Roivle'i,o-l. Essex CO. Mass. 15 
m. N. Salem, 28 Ps'. E. Boston 
Pop. 1,825. 

Roxborough, t. Philadelphia co 
Pa. on the Schuvlkill, 7 ni. N. W 
Philadelphia. Pop. 1,682. 

Roxborough, p-t. and cap. Per 
son CO. N. C, 

Roxburij, t. Orange co. Vt. 4^ 
Bi. IN. Windsor. Pop. 512. 

RoxbJiri/, t. Cheshire co. N. H. 
45 m. S. W. Concord. Pop. 366. 

Roxbunj, t. Norfolk co. Mass. ii 
m. S, W. Boston. Pop. 4,135. 

Roxbunj, t. Litchfield co. Ct. 32 
m. iN. W. New Haven. Pop. 1, 
124. 

Roxbuni,p-t. Delaware co. N 
Y. 22 m. E. Delhi, 5G S. W. Alba 
vy. Pop. 2,488. 

Roxbury, I. Morris co. N. J. 45 
m. N. Trenton. Pop. 1,792. 

Roxbury, t. Washington co. O 
hio. Pop. 397. 

Roijalton, p-t. Windsor co. Vt. 
on White river, 25 ni. N. Wind- 
sor. Htieisan academy. Pop 
1,816. 

Rowlton, p-t. Worcester co 
Mass'. 36 m. N. W. Worcester, 7(> 
W. N. W. Boston. Pop. 1,424. 

RoiiaUon,i. Niagara co. N. Y 
Pop. "1,849. 

Roijallov, t. Cuyahoga cc Ohio 
Fop. 225 —Fairfield co. 10 m 
W. Lancasicr. 

Runiford, p-t. Oxford co. Me. 
20 m. N. Paris. Pop. 871, 

Rumiieii, i)-t. Grafton co. N. H 
7 m. N. W. Plymouth. Pop. 864 

Riiscoinb vumoi-} X. Berks co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,057. 



Rush, t. Monroe co. N. Y. Pop, 
1,701. 

Rush, t. Centre co. Pa. Pop. 
173. — Northumberland co. 1,192. 
— Susquehanuahco.242. — Schuyl- 
kill CO. 253. 

Rush Creek, t. Fairfield co. O- 
liio, 8 m. E. Lancaster. Pop. 1.- 
304. 

Rushford, p-i. Alleghany co. N. 
V. Po;:.. 609. 

Russell, t. Hamden co. Mass. 14 
m. W. S:n-ingfieid. Pop. 491. 

Russd'l, p-t. St. Lawrence co. 
N. Y. 25 m. S. E. Ogdensburg. 
Pop. 486. 

Russell, CO. Va. Pop. 6,536. 
Slaves 526. Chief t. Franklin. 

RussellviUe, p-t. and cap. Lo- 
^an CO. Ky. It contains a court- 
liouse, jail, bank, academy for fe- 
males, meeting-house, two print- 
ing offices, and about 170 houses. 
200 m. S. W. Lexington, 85 S. 
Louisville, 180 S. W, Frankfort. 
Pop. 1,712. 

Russia, p-t. Herkimer co. N. Y. 
on West Canada creek, 26 m. N. 
Herkimer. Pop. 1,685. 

Rutherford, co. N. C. Pop. 15,- 
351. Slaves 3,371. 

Rutherford, co. W^. Ten. Pop. 
19,552. "Slaves 5,187. Chief t. 
M urfreesborough . 

Rutherfordton, p-t. and cap. Ru- 
therford CO N. C. 45 m. S. Mor- 
^^antown. Here is an academv. 

RutUmd, CO. Vt. Pop. 29,983. 

Rutland, p-t. and caj). Rutland 
CO. Vt. on Otter creek, 55 m. fr. its 
mouth, 57 N. Bennington, 45 W. 
i)yN. Windsor, 60 S. E. Burling- 
ton 33 S. S. E. Middlebury. Lat. 
13^ 35' N. Lon. 72° 5P W. Pop. 
2,369. Pipe clay is found here. 

Rutland, p-t. Worcester co, 
Mass. 14 m. N. W. Worcester, 52 
VV. Boston. Pop. 1,262. 



SAC 

Rutland, p-t. Jeflferson co 



N. W 



Y. on Black river, 170 
Albany. Pop. 1,946. 

Rutland, i. N[eigs CO. Ohio. Pop 
725. 

Rutledge, p-t. and cap. Granger 
CO. Ten. 

Rye, t. Rockingliam co. N. H. 
on liie coast, 4 ni. S. Portsmouth. 
Pop. 1,127. 



259 SAD 

N. Rije, p-t. West Chester co. N. 
V. on Long Island sound, 28 m. N. 
E. New York. Pop. 1,342. 

Rye, t. Cunibei'land co. Pa. on 
d\e W. side of the Susquehannah. 
Fop. 1,233.— Perry co. 1,740. 

Ryegate, p-t. Caledonia co. Vt. 
on Connecticut river. 22 m. E-. 
Montpelier. Fop. 9^. 



s. 



Sabine, r. which forms the 
boundary between Louisiana and 
the Spanish pro\ince of Texas. 
and flows into the Gulf of Mexico, 
250 m VV. of the Balize. It is 
navigable 280 miles. 

Sable, r. N.Y. Aows into Lake 
Chanipiain. Adgate's lalls, in 
Chesterfield, is 80 feet perpen- 
dicular ; the banks of ilie river 
for a mile below are a regulaj 
wall of rock 100 feet high. 

SoLcandiaga, r. JN. Y. runs into the 
Hudson, 8 m. S. W. of Lake 
George. 

Saciti'appa, p-v. in VVestbrook. 
Cumberland co. Me. on the Pre- 
sumpscLit. Here are 14 saw-niills. 
4 ni/ from Portland. 

Sacket's Harbour, p-v. and port 
of entry in Hounsfield, Jefier.«on 
CO. N. Y. on a brancli of Hungry 
bay, at the E. end of Lake Onta- 
rio. The harbour is perhaps the 
best on the Lake. It is well situa- 
ted both for shelter and defence, 
and is suffieieaily deep for the 
largest vessels. Here are several 
ships of war built during the late 
war, and among them two ships ol' 
the line ot the first rate. Very ex- 
cellent stone barracks stand upon 
the bank of the bay, about 400 
yards east of llie village. 78 m. 



N. Utica, 176 N. W, Albany. 
Shipping in 1816, 616 tons. Pop. 
1,337. 

Saco, r. N. H. the principal 
source of which is in a pond in the 
'otch of the AVinte mountains, 
only 60 rods from the Ammonoo- 
suc. Another branch rises near 
ihe summit of ilie mountains, and 
descending in a succession of the 
most romantic cascades joins the 
main stream near the gap. At 
Bartlett the united streair receives 
Elli^i river also r'sing high in the 
mountains. It tiier/ . uns S. E. into 
Maine and falls into ihe sea, be- 
tween Saco and Biddeford. It 
iias falls 6 miles from its mouth, 
which obstruct the navigation. 

Saco, p-t. and port of entry, York 
CO. Me. on the I>i. E. side of Saco 
river, at its mouth, 15 m. S. W. 
Portland, 29 N. E. York, 103 N. 
.\. E. Boston. It is well situ- 
ated for trade and manufactures. 
The principal village is at the falls 
m Saco river, which furnish nu- 
merous sites for mills and manu- 
facturing establishments. Here 
are a bank, and academy. Pop. 
2,.532. 

Saddleback, mounlAin, in Adams 
and Williamstown, Mass. It con- 
sists of 2 summits : the .N. and the 



S AI 

The S. is the hi 



26a 
[best, and is 30 i 
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SAI 

Norridgewock. 



3,100 feet above the valley below 
It is the highest land in Massachu- 
setts. 

Saddle River ,t. 'Bergen co. N. J. 
Pop. 2,291. — t. and cap. Salem co. 
on Delaware river. 

Sudsh/ni, t. Crawford co. Pa. 
Pop. 789.— Chester co. 1,539.— 
Lancaster co. 1,117. 

Saganaw Bay, Michigan Ter. 
sets ap from Lake Huron between 
Point anx Barques o)i the S. in N. 
lat.44^42'46'' and Point au Sa- 
ble on the N. The course of the 
bay is nearly south ; it extends in 
length about GO miles, and is 30 
wide at its mouth. It is navigable 
for vessels of anj burden, and its 
numerous coves and islands aftbrd 
good harbours. 

Saganaw river, Michigan, rises 
in the interior under the name of 
Flint river, and pursuing a course 
S.ofE. for more than 100 m. is 
joined by the Sciawassa, Titabaw 
assa and Cass rivers, tlience the 
united stream takes the name of 
Saganaw, and (lowing about 32 
miles, empties itself into Saganaw 
bay. It may he easily rendered 
navigable for boats of considera- 
ble burden for GO miles. 

Sagaluck, p-v. in Fairfield Ct 
at the mouth of Sagatuck river 
Here is an academy. 

Sage.ndago, a head branch of 
Hudson's river. Its mouth is a- 
bout 20 miles W.of Fort Ann. 

Sag Harbor, p-v. and port of en- 
try, in Southampton, Sufl'olk co 
JS. Y . on the great bay that divide'^ 



Pop, 



67. ^/Z>aw'5, p-t. and cap. Frank- 
lin CO. Vt. on Lake Champlain,23 
m. iN. Burlington. Pop. 1,G36. 
Here is an academy. 

St. Allan's, p-t. Licking co. 
Ohio. Pop. 3G1. 

St.Anthonifs Falls, in Mississip- 
pi river, in lat 44*^ N The river 
here descends perpendicularly 40 
feet, with a formidable rapid 
above and below, making the 
whole descent in three-fourths of 
a mile, 65 feet. The a|jpearance 
beautiful and picturesque. In 
1805, the government of the U. 
States purchased of the Indians a 
tract ol land, around these falls, 9 
miles square ; and in 1819, 300 
soldiers were sent to occupy it as 
military position. The fort 
stands on a high blulf at the junc- 
tion of the St. Peter's with the 
Mississippi, a ppot which com- 
mands the navigation of both riv- 
ers, and appears capable 3f being 
endered impregnable with little 
expense. As a military position, 
this place is of great importance, 
being in the neighbourhood of 
many powerful Indian tribes. 

St. Jiiigustine, sea-port and cap. 
of Florida, is on the East coast, 
opposite the N. point of St. Anas- 
tatia island. It is regularly laid 
out. The liouses are generally 
two stories high, and built of a 
species of stone peculiar to the 
country. The situation is pleas- 
ant ; the supply of fresh water 
abundant ; the atmosphere di-y 



the east end of Lung Island. llO-and healthfu', and invalids fre- 
m. E. New Yoik. It h.as a goodiquently resort hither for the ben- 
■•^'i" cfil of the climate. 

The harbour is good, but has a 
bar at its mouth with G feel v^ater 
at low tide ; there is however a 
roadstead outside of the bar w hich 



liarbour and considerable tiade 
Shipping in 1820, 5,735 tons, 2,- 
2G2 of which was employed in the 
whale fishery. Pop. 1,296. 
Si, AUfan'i, t. Somerset co. Me. 



S AI 



26 i 



SAt 



aiTords anchorage tor larger ves 
sels. The town and the entrance 
to the harbour are well defended 
by a fort, built of hewn stone, and 
monnling GO cannon. In the rear 
of the city, and nearly encirclin<r 
it, but at too great a distance to 
alfect the climate, is an inipene 
trable morass, on the margin of 
"ivhich are erected six redoubts 
Lat. 29a 4,3/ N. Lon.81O30MV 
Pop. estimated at 5,000. 

St. Braiiierd, parish, La. Pop. 
%63o. Slaves 1,923. 

Si. Gather ine's Island, Geo. at 
the mouth of Newport river. 

St. Catherine's Sound, between 
St. Catherine and Ossabaw isl- 
ands. Lon. 81° 15' \V. Lat. 31° 
38' N. 

St. Charles, parish, La. Pop. 
3,862. Slaves 2,987. 

St. Charles. CO. Mxssiouri. Pop. 
3,970. Slaves 682. 

57. Charles, p-t. and cap. St. 
Charles CO. Mo. on the N. side of 
the Missouri, 21 m. from its mouth, 
IS N. W. St. Louis. Pop. in 1817, 
about 1,000. 

St. Clair, lake, about 90 miles 
in circumference, receives the 
waters of lake Huron through St. 
Clair river, and discharges itself 
into lake Erie through Detroit 
river. 

St. Clair's River, is aboiit 40 
miles Ions, and | of a mile wide, 
and navigable for larse vessels. 

St. Clair, t. Alleghanv co. Pa. 
Pop. 4,U2.— Bedford co' 1,748. 

St. Clnir, CO. Al. Pop. 4,165. 
Slaves 553. 

St. Clair, t. Buder co. Ohio, on 
the Miami, opposite Hamilton. 

Pop. 1,307. Columbiana co. 

1,551. 

St. Clair, CO. 111. on the Missis- 
sippi. Pop. 5,253. Chief t. Ca- 
bpkia. 



Si. Clairaville, p-t. and cap. Bel- 
mont CO. Ohio, 11 m. W. Whee- 
ling, 70 E. Zanesville. It is situa- 
ted on elevated ground, and con- 
tains a court-house, jail, market- 
house, a bank, a printing-office, 
and 3 churches. Pop. 641. 

St. Croix, r. Me. called also 
Passamaquoddij or Schoodic, rnns 
into Passamaquoddy bay. It is 
the boundary between the U. 
States and New Brunsv.ick, from 
its mouth to its source. It is navi- 
gable for sea vessels 12 miles to 
the falls at Calais. 

St. Croix, r. N. W. Ter. enters 
the Mississippi below the St. Pe- 
ter's. 

St. Francis, r. joins the Missis- 
sippi in Arkansas ter. 305 m. be- 
low the Oliio. Near its mouth is 
a large raft that completely ob- 
structs the navigation. 

St. Francis, t. Phillips co. Ar- 
kansas Ter. on the St. Francis. 
Lat. .35° N. Pop. 480. 

St. Francisville, p-t. Feliciana 
CO. La. on the Mississippi, at the 
confluence of Bayou Sarah, 150 
m. above New-Orleans, 30 m. 
above Baton Rouge. Pop. 500. 

6Y. Genevieve, co. Missouri, 
Pop. 4.962. Slaves 983. 

St. Genevieve, p-t. and cap. St. 
Genevieve co. Mo. in a handsome 
plain, on the second bank of the 
Mississippi, 1 m. fr. the river, 21 
below Hcrculaneum, 51 S. S. E. 
St. Louis. It is the principal de- 
pot of the lead mines. Here is an 
academy. 

St. George, t. Lincoln co. Mc. 
38 m. fr. Wiscasset. Pop. 1,325. 

St. Georoe, t. Chittenden co. Vt. 
8m. S.E.Burlington. Pop. 120. 

St. George's, hundred, and p-t. 
Newcastle co. Del. Pop. 2,934. 

St. Georges, r. Md. runs into the 
Potomac. 



18 



iA 1 



2G2 



S A 



Si. Helena, isl. ofl'tiie coast of S pussiiisf through thp great lakcb Su- 
C. 13 miles long. Lon. 80'^ 3G' nerior, Huron. Erie, and Ontario, 
W. Lat. 32^ 2j' N. tails into the gulf of St. Lawrence. 

St. Helena, parish, La. Pop. .S'. Lnirreiicc, Co. N. Y. Pop. 
3,026. Slaves 830. Chief t. 10,037. Chief t. Ogdensburg. 
Springfield. St. Louis, co. Missouifi. Pop. 

St.' Jaqnes, parish, La. Pop. 10,019. Slaves 1,810. 
5,6G0. Slaves 3,086. St. Louis, p-t. and cap. St. Lou- 

St. John Baptist, parish, La. is co. Mo. on the INlississippi, 18 
Pop. 3,854. Slaves 2,'209. miles below (he mouth of the Mis- 

St. John, V. rises in Maine, a souri, 200 above the Ohio, 1,200 
little N. of Chesuncook lake and id)ove New-Orleans, 50 N. iN. W, 
passing into New Brunswick, emp- Ka.skaskia, 60 fr. Vincennes. The 
tics itself into the bay of Fundy. bank of the river ascends gradu- 
It is navigable for sloops of 50 ally from the landing to the rear 
tons 80 miles, and with the excep- of the town, where it terminates 
tion of two short portages, may be la a plain which extends for 15 
ascended by boats quite to its miles around. The houses are 
.source, near the waters of the St. principally built on 3 parallel 
Lawrence, a distance of 350 miles, streets, which extend more than 2 

St. John's, the principal river of miles along the river, and rise 
Florida, is supposed to issue from each above the other. St. Louis 
LakeMayaco,between lat.26°and contains a museum, land-office, 2 
27'^ N. It runs N. expanding in- banks, 3 printing-olliccs, each is- 
to several lakes, particularly Lake suing a weekly new.-paper ; 3 chur- 
George, and then flows IN". E. 20 chcs one of which, the cathedral, 
miles and falls into the Atlantic, is a large and elegant brick build- 
iiear Lat. 30^^ N. 36 m. S. St. Ma- iug 4^1 feet in front and 135 in 
ry's. Its whole length is about depth ; a seminary called the St. 
300 miles, and it is navigable for Louis college under the direction 
vessels which can pass the bar at of the Bishop, containing in J 822, 
its mouth, for 150 miles, to Lake 05 students ; 1 brewery, 2 distille- 
George. The bar has 13 feet at rles, Sic. Pop. 4.123' Lat. 38'-^ 
high water. W N. Lon. 89-' 58' W. 

St. John.vlnmj, p-t. Caledonia co. 'S'^- Louis, r. N . AV. Ter. receives 
Vt. 31 m. N. E. Montpelicr. Pop. the Savannah from t!ie W. and 
1,404. breaking through the Cabotiau 

St. Jones, hundred, Kent co. mountains, empties itself into die 
Del. Pop. 1,590. Fond du Lac, the \V. end of Lake 

.S7. Joseph, t. Florida. Lon. Superior. 
85^ 3y W. Lat. 29^ 48' N, St. Mark's, r. rises in Geo. and ' 

St. Joseph's, r. liid. joins the St. passing into Florida, meets the sea 
Mary's at Fort Wayne. in Appalachy bay. 

St. Josepli's, r. Michigan Ter. St, Martins, p-t. Worcester co. 
ri.ses near the sources of the Man- Md. 

snce river, and flows into Michi- St. Martinsville, p-t. Attacapas 
gan lake. district. La. on the Teche, 9 m. by 

St. Lawrence, r. rises near the land above New Iberia, Here is 
sources of the Mississippi, and' m acadeniy. 



SAI 

St. Manfs^ CO. Md. Pop. 12,- 
974. Slaves G,047. Gliief t. 
Lconardstown. 

St. M.tnj's, V. ISId. falls into the 
Po'omac. 

St. Mary's, t. St. Mary's co. Md. 
9 m. fr. Leoiidrdstowii. 

St. Mary's, v. foiius the bounda- 
ry between Georgia and Florida, 
and falls into the Atlantic between 
Cuml)er!and and Amelia islands. 

St. Mari/s, p-t. and port of en- 
try, Camden co. Geo. on the N. 
side of St. Mary's river, 9 m. above 
its mouth. The harbour is safe, 
and vessels drawing 21 feet Avater 
lie at the wharves of the town, 3G 
111. N. of St. John's river. Ship- 
ping in 181G, 498 tons. 80 ni. S. 
iDarien. 1.50 S. Savannah. Lon. 
8l"40''\V. Lat. 30-43' N. Top- 
771. 

St, Mary's, r. rise? in Ohio, and 
after a northerly course of about 
70 miles, joins the St. Joseph's al 
Fort Wayne to form Mauniee 
river. 

St. Mary's, r. or straits, about 30 
or 90 miles lowj; which connect 
lake Superior with lake Huron. 
The fall or Sault de St. INIaric is 
near t!ie head of the strait, inN. 
lat. 46'^31'. The river here de- 
scencfe 23 feet in 900 yards ; ca- 
noes and barges are towed up 
along the bank without nir.cli dif- 
ficulty or danger. Here is a U. 
S. military post. 

St. Michael's, p-t. Madison co. 
Mo. on Village creek, which a 
mile below falls into the St. Fran- 
cis, 30 m. S. W. St. Genevieve. 

St. Paul's, parish, Charleston 
district, S. C. 18 m. W. Charles- 
ton. 

St. Peter''s, v. Missouri ter. joins 
the Mississippi, about 9 miles be- 
low the falls of St. Anthony, in 



2G3 SAL 

several hundred miles. It is nav- 
igable for more than 200 miles. 

St. Peter'. ■ arish, Beaufort dist. 
S. C. 

St. Regis, t. Franklin co. N. Y. 
on the St. Lawrence, at the mouth 
of St. Regis river. 

St. Rosa, isl. Florida, in the gulf 
of Mexico, 3t) miles long. Lon. 
SGOyO'W. Lat.30^2G'N. 

St. Rosa Bay, is about GO miles 
in length, from ^ to 4 miles in 
breadth, and navigable for vessels 
drawing 4.-^ feet water. Lon. 8G'^ 
^^ to 8G^ 32' \V. Lat. 30" 33' N. 

St. Simons, isl. Geo. at the 
mouth of the Alatamaha, ]5 miles 
long. Frcderica is on the west 
side of the island. It was built by 
Gen. Oglethorpe, in 1734. Loa. 
80^ W. Lal.3ic^ l.VN. 

St. Stephens, parish, Charleston 
(list. S. C. TjO m. N. VV. Charles- 
ton. Here is Pinevillc academy. 

St. Sf.ci)h'ins, p-t. and cap. Wash- 
ington CO. Al. on the W. side of the 
Tombigbee, 80 in. by land above 
Mohde, 120 by water; 2a0 S. by 
W. Huntsville. The river is nav- 
ii! alile to this place during G months 
of die year for all vessels that can 
reach Mobile, and for vessels of 8 
or 10 feet of water at all seasons. 
Here are an academy and printin«- 
ollicc. Pop. in 1819, 1,000. ° 

St.^ Tammaiiy, p-l. Mecklenbnro- 
CO. V'a. on the N. side of the Roan^ 
oke, 12 m. from Halifax, N. C. 

Sf. Tammany, pnvlsU, ha. Pop 
1,723. Slaves 631. Chief t.Mad^ 
isonville. 

Sa/e?n, p-t. Rockingham co. N 
H.30m.S.W. Portsmouth, 3GS'. 
E. Concord. Pop. 1,311. 

Salem, t. Orleans co. Vt. on 
Lake Memphramagog, 49 m. N. 
Montpelier. Pop. 80. 

Salem, port of entry and cap. 



lat. 44° N. after a S. E. course of Essex co. Mass. the second town 



SAL 2G4 

in New-England in commerce, 
wealth, and population, is built on 
a low peninsula, formed by two 
small inlets of the sea, called North 
and South rivers; over the former 
of which is a bridge 1.500 feet 
long, connecting the town with 



SAL 

N. N. E. Boston. Lat. 42° 30' N 
Lon. 70-^ 50' W. Pop. 12,731. 

Salem, p-t. New-London co. Cf. 
29 m. S. E. Hartford. Pop, 1,- 
053. 

Salem, p-t. and half shire, Wash- 
ington CO. N. Y. 18 ra. S. E. Sau- 



Beverly ; the other separates itjdvhill, 46 N. E. Albany. Pop. 
from Marblehead, and forms thej2,9o5. Here is an academy, 
principal harbour. The harboiT Salem, co. N. J. Pop. 14,022. 
is so shallow that vessels drawing Chief t. Salem. 



more than 12 feet water must load 
and unload at a distance from the 
■wharves, yet it is accessible to 
ships of war into safe anchorage. 
It is defended by two forts. 

The town contains a court- 
house, alms-house, naarket-house, 
3 banks, a museum belonging to 
the East India Marine Societv. an 



Salem, p-t. and cap. Salem co. 
N. J. on Salem creek, 3^ m. from 
its confluence with Delaware bay. 
The river is navigable for vessels 
of 50 tons. Here is aji academy. 
20 m. N. W. Bridgetown, 37 S. W. 
byW. Philadelp.iia. Pop. 1,303. 

Salem, p-t. Wayne co. Pa. Pop. 
306.— t. Luzerne co. 787.— West- 



atheneeum, containing more than moreland co. 1,965. — Mercer co. 
5,000 volumes, an orphan asylum, '700. — Ji e^t, Mercer co. 1,040. 
and 11 churches, 6 for congrega-j Salem, p-t. Botetourt co. Va. 20 
tionalists,2 for Baptists, 1 for Epis- m. S. W. Fincastle. 



copalians, 1 for Friends, and 1 for 
Uuiversalists. 

In 1816 Salem was ihc sixth 



Salem, \)-t. Stokes co. N. C. on 
a tributary of the Yadkin, 35 m. 
N. E. Salisbury. Here is a Mo- 



town in the U. States, in amountiravian academy for young ladies, 
of shipping, the number of tons be-|The public buildings consist of 
iDgo4,'V54, of which nearly one half a church which is spacious and 
Tvas employed in the India trade. |elegant, and 4 brick edifices 4 sto- 
A society composed of masters and|iies high for the academy. Here 
supercargoes of vessels who have!are also manufactures, particular- 
sailed round the Cape of Goodly of potter's ware. 
Hope, or Cape Horn, was incor- Salem, t. Baldwin co. Geo. on 
Iterated in 1801, and now consists the Oconee, neaily opposite Mil- 
of about 160 members. A museum ledgeville. 

belongs to the society, composed it'/em.p-l. Ashtabula co. Ohio, on 
of curiosities from all'parts of the Lake Erie, 16 m.N. E'. Jefferson, 
world, and is visited by strangersPop. 979. — t. Champaign co. 1,064. 
without expense. Perhaps no ci-j — p-t. Columbiana co, 10 m.N. W. 
ly in the U. States contains so'New Lisbon. Pop. 1,378. — t. 
much wealth as Salem iu propor- Highland co. 623. — Jefferson co. 
tion to its population. It is the 10 m. N. W. Steubenville. Pop. 
oldest town in Ma.ssachusetts ex- 1,482. — Meigs co. 293. — Monroe 
cept Plymouth, having been set- co. on the Ohio, 9 ui. from Woods- 
tied in i626. Its Indian nanre %as field. Pop. 648. — Muskingum co. 
Naumkeag. 4 m. N. W. Mjyrble- on the Muskingum, 10 m. N. E. 
head, 24 ^, Newbanport, 14 ZanesvUle. Pop. 387,— Tuscara- 



ri A L 2Gj 

was CO. on tlie JMuskinguia, Pop. 100 rod 
549 —Washington co. 11 m. IN'. 
Marietta. Pop. 422.— Warren co. 
1,114. 

Sale/ii, p-t. and cap. Wasliing- 
lon CO. Ind. 25 m. W.Jefieraon- 
ville, .34 N. Corydon. 

SuliiM, p-t. Onondaga co. N. Y. 
36 ni. S. S. E. Osuego, 130 W. 
Albany. Pop. 1,814. 'iliis town 
embraces Onondaga lake and 
the celebrated salt Spriiigs, the 
richest in the U. S. Every s^'allon 
of water yields from \G to 27 oun- 
ces of salt. The qiianiity manfac- 
tured in 1820, was 5j4,77t) bushels, 
and it may be inci eased to an un- 
limited extent. Salina is con- 
nected with the Erie canal by a 
branch canal J ^ miles long. 

Saline, r. Lsi Hows into the N 
side of Red river, 8 m. N. E. 
ISatchitoches. 

Saline, t. Columbiana co. Ohio. 
Pop. 365. 

Saline, r. 111. runs into the Ohio, 
20 m. below the Wabash. 

Saline, t. Pulaski co. Arkansas. 
Pop. 83. — Hempstead co.763. 

Salines, v. Mo. on the Missis- 
sippi, 4 m. below St. Genevieve. 
Here are extensive salt wor 



SAL 

a succession of rapids 
and falls. About 70 rods higher 
up is another perpendicular fall of 
20 feet, making the whole de- 
scent about 130 feet. Iron ore is 
found in abundance in this town. 
Here are 3 forges, 2 blast furna- 
ces, 1 anchor and screw manufac- 
tory, a scythe manufactory, 2 shops 
with hammers for the manufactory 
of gun barrels, kc. a button man- 
ufactory, and some smaller manu- 
factories. 47 m. N. W. Hartford, 
60 N.N. W, New-Haven. Pop. 
2,G95. 

Salisbunj, p-t. Herkimer co. N. 
Y.21 m.N. E Utica. Pop. 1,438. 

SaliibiirVji. Bucks co. Pa. Pop. 
2,098.— p-f. Lancaster co. 2,484, 
— t. Lehigh co. on the Lehigh, 6 
m. S. W. Bethlehem. Pop. 1,165. 
— p-t. Somerset co. 110. 

Salisbiay,i>-i. and port of entr}', 
Somerset co. Md. at the forks of 
Wicomico river, 20 m. N. W. 
SnowhiU, 163 S. by W. Philadel- 
phia. 

Salisbury, p-t. Rowan co. N. C. 
on Cane creek, 5 m. above its 
junction with the Yadkin, 34 S. 
W. Salem, 120 W. Fayetteville. 

the nei<xhbourhood is a reniark- 



I 
Salisbury, p-t. Hillsborough co.'able wall of sione, below the sur- 
N. H. on the W. side of the Mer-jface of the ground. It is 2 feet 
rimack, 14 m. N. W. Concord. ithick, and a pit has been sunk by 
Here are an academy and various;its side, 27 feet, without reaching 



mills. Pop. 2,016. 



Ithe bottom. Its cour.-e has been 



Salisbunj, p-t. Addison co. Vt. 'traced between 200 and .300 feet, 
on Otter creek, 44 m. S. W. Mont-It is composed of small irregular 
pelier. Pop. 721. stones, strongly cemented, and 

SalishuTij, p-t. Essex co. Mass. presenting an even and smooth 
on the N. side of the Merrimack, 
4 m. N. Newbiiryport, 30 N. N.E. 
balem. Pop. 2,006. 

Salisbury, p-t. Litchfield co. Ct. 
on the W. side of the Housatonnuc, 
St the falls. The river is here o5 
rods wide, and descends perpen- 
ujc'ilarly GO ieet ; below which for 



rface. * 

Salisbury, t. Meigs co. Ohio. 
Pop. 481. 

Salisbuni, p-t. W^ayne co. Ind. 
30 m. N. Brookville. 

Salmon Creek, r. N. Y. runs in- 
to the river St. Lawrence, at Fort 
Covington, after a course of abottt 



SAN 26G S A S 

7G miles. About IG miles from it-^l Satirlnfi/cij, r. Ohio, runs info 

month are perpendicular fails ofi Sandusky bay in lake Erie. It is 

110 feet. Inavigcible lo miles to the rapids. 

Sabnon Fall. See Piscataqua.'Thc portngo between this river 

Salt Creek, r. Ohio, runs into tlie and t!ie Scioto is only 4 miles. 

StuidNskij Iwi/. sets up i'voinhnkp 



15 m. below 



S. Side of the Scioto 
Chillicolhe. 

Sail Creek, p-t. Muskingum co. 
Ohio, 9 m. S. E. Zanesville. Poi?. 
967.— Wavne eo. 9 m. S. E. 
"VVoo^tcr. ■ Pop. 1.000.— Hocking 
00. 414. — Pickawav co. 9 m. S. E. 
Circleville. Pop. 1,304. 

Salt lick, t. Favette co 
Pop. 1,172. 

Salt river, r. Ky. flows into the 
Ohio, 20 m. below Louisville. 

S.'ilt river, r. Mo. joins the Mis- 
sj.^sippi, 73 a». above the Illinois. 

S'lltpefrc creek, Md. runs into 
Gunpowder creek, 14 m. N. E. 
Baltimore. 

Saluda, r. S. C. joins broad riv- 
er, just above Columbia. 

Salvder, r. La. runsE. and joins 
the Wachiia. 

Sampson, CO. N. C. Pop. 8,908. 
Slaves 2;8.37. 

Sanharntown, p-*. Strafford co. 
N. H. It contains an acudemv 
and 3 churches. Pop. 3,3'29.^ 

Sayidersvnlle, t. and cap. Wash- 
inoftou CO. Geo. 26 m. E. IVIiiledge- 
viile. 

Sandfnrd, p-t. York co. Me. 20 
in. N.York. Pop. 1,831. 

Sandis field, p-t. Berkshire co. 
Muss. £0 m. S. E. Lenox. Pop. 
J. 646. It is now united to South- 
field. 

Sandislnn, f. Sussex co. N. J. 
on the Delaware, 11 in.* above 
Walpack. Pop. G.58. 

Sajid lake, p-t. R( ns.selaer co. 
N.Y. 8 m. E.Albany. Pop. 3,- 
302. 

Snndcwn, t. Rockingham co. N. 
IL 23 m. W. Portsmouth. Pop. 
527. 



Erie in a westerly direction, about 
20 miles, having a width of 3 or 4 
miles. 

Sandusbj, co. Ohio. Pop. 852. 
Chief t. Croghans\ille. 

Sand/jski!, t. Sandusky co. Ohio, 
on Sandusky river, opposite Cro- 
Pa. ghansville. Pop 243. — Richland 
CO. 159. 

Sandusky citij, or Portland, t. 
Huron CO. Ohio, on Sandusky bav, 
2 m. From Lake Erie,25N.E. 
Croghansviile, 100 N. Columbus, 
250 W. Bufiiilo. It has a good 
harbour uitli 12 or 14 feet water, 
and is advantageously situated for 
trade. Jt is regularly laid out, 
and contains a printing office from 
which a newspaper is issued. The 
steam-boat touches at this place, 
on its passage between Bufialo 
anil Detroit. 

Sanduskij, Loner, and Ujiper. 
Sec Forts Fcrr^.e :v.id Stephenson. 

Sandicicli, p-t. Strafibrd co. N. 
41. .52 m. N. Concord. Pop. 2,368. 

Saidwich, p-t. Barnstable co. 
Ma^s. 12 m. N. W. Barnstable, 60 
N.Bo.ston. Pop. 2,484. 

Sa7>di>, t. Stark co. Ohio. Pop. 
509. — Tuscarawas co. 579. 

Sundu Creek, t. Mercer co. Pa. 
Pop. 520. 

Samhj Hill, p-v. and half-shire, 
in Kingsbury, Washington co. IS', 
Y. is a handsome compact villa^, 
on a high Sandy plain, on the E. 
bank of the Hudson, immediately 
above Baker's falls, 52 m. N. Al- 
bany, 18 fr. Saratoga sprins^s. It 
is near the point where the Cham, 
plain canal meets the Hudson, and 
is a place of considerable trade* | 



SAN 



^Sandy Tlook, in MlJdletonj N 
J. 25 ni S. New-York. Lon. 74^ 
2' VV. Lat.40O30'iN. Here is 
lighthouse. Within the hook is a 
safe and capacious iiarbour. 

Sandy Inlet, channel betwecr 
two islands on the con>>t of N. C 
Lon. 77^ 34' VV. Lat 3^1^^ 29' N. 

Sandy Lake, t. Meixer co. Pa. 
Pon. 427. 

Siuidy Jy.ike, N. W. ter. about V, 
miles in circumference, coinmuni 
eating with the Mississippi by San 
dy Lake river, which is 2 mile; 
long, 30 yards wide at its mouth 
ant! boatable. 

Sandy Point, the N. point of 
Nantucket island, Mass. Lon. 70'-^ 
W. Lat. 410 23' N. 

Sandy Point, the S. E. extremi- 
ty of Barnstable co. Mass. Lon 
690 3JMV. Lat.41'-^24/ N. 

Sandy River, Me. joins the Ken- 
nebcck, G m. above i\orrid£;ewock. 
20 m. 



207 S A R 

river, by which the produce of a 



large section of this State, and of 
I part of JN. Carolina, is carried to 
the city of Charleston. 

Surahville, t. anti cap. Pope co, 
l\\. on the Ohio, 35 m. below 
Shawnectown, 110 fr. Kaskaskias. 

Saraiiac, r. N . Y. runs into Lake 
Champlain at Plattsburg. 

Suratosa, co. N. Y. Pop. 36,- 
052. Chief t. Ballslon. 

Saraloi^a, p-f. Saratoga co. N. 
Y. on the W. side of the Hudson, 
12 m. xN. E. Bullston, 31 N. Alba- 
ny. Pop. 2,233. It is memorable 
for the surrender of Burgoyne with 
his whole army consisting of 5,791 
eflcctive men to General Gates, 
October 17th, 1777. 

Saratoga Sprim^s, p-t. Saratoga 
CO. N. Y. 12 m. \V. of the Hudson, 
7 N. N. E. Ballston, 32 N. Alba- 
ny. Pop. 1,909. It contains a 
j)rinting office, a reading room and 

library. Tlie celebrated mine- 
ral springs of Saratoga arc spread 
over a tract of about 12 miles in 
extent, in Saratoga co. and arc- 
called by a variety of local names. 
The most noted are those ol" Balls- 
ton and Saratoga, which are supe- 
rior to any others in America. 



San ford, t. York co. M 
N. of York. Pop. 1,831. 

Sangamoin, r. III. falls into the 
Illinois. 

Sangcrfeld, t, Hancock co. Me. 
on Piscataquis river. Pop. 310. 

Sangerfieid, p-t. Oneida co. iV. 
Y. 15 n\. S. bv W. Utica. Pop. 
2,011. Here ' 
at which 
published. gress Spring, and Columbia S|)ring. 

.S'rt/?jOtriu7/e,t. Penobscot CO. Me. Ruck S|)ring contains carbonic a- 
35 m. N. W. Bangor. cid, caibonate of soda, muriate 

Santee. River, the principal riverjof soda, super-caibonated lime, 
of S. C. is formed by the union ofiand a carbonate of iron. These 
the Congarccand Wateree, about springs.diiring the summer nionthg, 
25 m. S. E. Columbia. It runs S. are the resort of the gay and 
E. and falls into the ocean by tvvoj fashionable, as well as of in- 
months, in lat. 33° 12' N. ' It isjvalids, from all parts of the U. 
navigable at some seasons to Mor- Stales. Large houses for en- 



3 is a printing office The namesof the principal springs 
weekly newspaper is in Sarotogaare Rock Soring, Con- 



ganiown, N. C. on the VVateree 
branch ; and on the Congaree, 
steam-boats ascend as far as Co- 
lumbia. A canal, 22 miles long, 
connects the Santcc with Cooper 



tertainment, with uoat bathing 
houses, are erected for the con- 
venience of visitors. The waters 
aflbrd relief in many obstinate 
diseases. They bear bottling very 



3 AV 

well, and immense quantities are 
in this way transpoited to various 
parts of the world. 

Saratoga, lake, 8 m. W. Still- 
water, is 9 miles long and 2.^ broad ;. 
it receives Kayadeiosseras creek 
and discliarges its waters tiirough 
the Fishkill into Hudson river at 
Schnylersville. 

Sassafras, r. Md. separates Kent 
and Cecil counties, and falls into 
Chesapeake bay. 

Satilla, r. Geo. runs into St. 
Andrew's sound. 

Savaymah, r. U. S. is formed by 
the union of the Tugaloo and Kio- 
vee, and running S. E. divides S. 
Carolina from Georgia, and meets 
the Atlantic in Tybee Sound, in 
lat. 32° IX. It is navigable foi 
large vessels to Savannah, IS miles, 
and for boats to Augusta, 340 miles 
further. Above the falls boats can 
go 60 miles without obstruction. 

Savan77nh, city and port of en 
try, Chatham co. Georgia, on a 
high sandy bluff, 40 feet above low 
water mark, on the S. W. bank of 
Savannah river, 17 miles from the 
bar at its mouth. Vessels draw- 
ing 14 feet water can come up to 
the city; larger vessels receive 
tiicir cargoes 3 miles below. The ci- 
ty is regularly laid out, and contains 
a court-house, jail, poor house, 
hospital, theatre, exchange, acad- 
emy, a public library, 3 banks, in- 
cluding a branch of the U. S. 
bank, and 10 churches, 2 for 
Presbyterians, 1 each for Episco- 
palians, Methodists, Baptist.^, Lu- 
therans, Roman Catholics, and 
Jews, and 2 for Africans. The a- 
cademy is 180 feet by GO, and 3 
stories high. ThA^xchange is 
a heavy gothic building, 5 sto- 
ries high. The new Presbyterian 
<:hurch is a very elegant edifice of 
stpne. ' 



2o8 sen 

Savannah is the centre of cota- 
merce for a large extent of coun- 
try. In nine months ending 30ih 
June, 1817, tiiere were exported 
iVom this port 107,320 bales of cot- 
ion, 3,605 hhds. of tobacco, 11,228 
tierces of rice, valued together at 
^9,966,503. Shipping in 1816, 
12,776 tons. Pop. 7,520, of whom 
3.868 are whites. 113 m. S. W. 
Charleston, 127 by land, and 340 
by water S. E. Augusta, 180 E. S. 
E. MilledgeviUe. Lou. 81° 10' W. 
Lat. 32° 8' N. 

Savamiah, r. N. W. Tcr. runs into 
St. Louis river. 

Sa?icot7, Lower, t. Northampton 
CO. Pa. Fop. 2,208.— Upper, 1,64: 

SaJtgerlies, p-t. Ulster co. N. Y. 
on the Hudson 13 ni. above Kings- 
ton, 52 S. Albany. Pop. 2,699. 

Sa!/g}is, t. Essex co. Mass. 10 
m. N. E. Boston. Pop. 748. Hcie 
is a female academy. 

Surille, t. Perry'co. Pa, Pop. 
1,154. 

Savoi/. p-t. Berkshire co. Mass. 
2;: m. N. E. Lenox. Pop. 852, 

Saybrook, p-t. Middlesex co, 
Ct. on the W. side of Connecticut 
river, at its mouth, opposite Lvme, 
40 m. S. E. Hartford, 18 W. New 
London, 34 E. New Haven. Ship- 
building is carried on to a consid- 
erable extent at the village of Pet- 
tipaug, and the shad fisheries are a 
source of much wealth. Here arc 
an ivory comb factory on an ex- 
tensive scale, and a patent girablet 
and augur manufactory. Pop.4,165. 

Scarsdalc, t. We.-tchester co. N. 
Y. 24 m. fr. New York. Pop 329. 

Scaghticoke, p-t. Rensselaer co. 
N. Y. on the Hudson, 11 m^ 
above Troy. Pop. 2,522. 

Schenectady, co. N. Y. Pop. 13,- 
081. 

Schenectathj, city, and cap 
?clicnectadyy:p. N" Y. on the S 



SC H 

E. sidfl of the Mohawk, 15^ m. N. 
W. Albany. The city is regularly 
laid out on a plain, and contains 
about 500 houses, principally of 
brick, an apademy, a bank, the 
county buildings, college buildings, 
and 4 churches, 1 for Presbyteri- 
ans, 1 for Dutch Reformed, 1 for 
Methodists, and 1 for Episcopali- 
ans. Here is an elegant wooden 
bridge over the Mohawk. Fop. of 
the township, 3,939. 

Union College was incorpora- 
ted in 1794, and is a very flourish- 
ing institution. The eollege edi- 
ificesare finely situated on an ele- 
vated spot of ground, and contain 
accommodations for more than 
200 students, a philosophical appa- 
ratus, and a library of about 5,000 
volumes. The officers are a pres 
ident, 4 professors, and 2 tutors. 



The number of students in 1822, 
was 234. 

Schlosser,'t. Niagara co. N. Y 
on Niagara river, 2 m. above the 
falls. 

Sch&dac, t. Rensselaer co. N. Y 
on the Hudson, 9 m. below Alba 
ny. Pop. 3,493. 

Schoenbrunn, Moravian settle 
ment, Tuscarawas co. Ohio, on the 
Muskingum, 3 m. below New 
PhiladeFphia. 

Schoharie, CO. l^.Y. Fop. 23,- 
154. 

Schoharie, p-t. and cap. Schoha 
rle CO. N. Y. 32 ra. W. Albany 
Pop. 3,820. 

Schoharie creek, N. Y. joins the 
Mohawk, opposite Tripe's hill. 

Schoodic. See St. Croix river. 

Schuyler, t. Herkimer co. N. Y 
10 m. N. VV. Herkimer. Pop. 1,- 
837. 

Schuylkill, r. Pa. which after a 
S. E. course of 120 miles, falls 
into the Delaware, opposite Mud 
Island, 7 m. below Philadelphia.; 1,123, 
19 



2o9 i3 C O 

There are falls 5 m. below Phila^ 
delphia, and others at Norristown. 
But these have been surmounted, 
and a canal is now in progress con- 
necting the Tulpehocen, which 
falls into the Schuylkill just above 
Reading, with the Swetara, which 
falls into the Susquehaunah at 
Middlefown. 

Schuylkill, co. Pa. Pop. 11,- 
339. Chief t. Orwigsburg. 

Sclmylkill, t. Schuylkill co. Pa. 
Pop. 546. 

Scioto, Y. Ohio, falls into the Ohia 
at Portsmouth. It is navigable 130 
m. and is connected with the San- 
dusky by a portage of 4 miles. 

Scioto, CO. Ohio. Pop. 5,750. 
Chief t. Portsmouth. 

Scioto, t. Ross CO. Ohio, on the 
Scioto. Fop. (except Chillicothe) 
456. — Delaware co. on Scioto 
river. Pop. 178. — t. Pickaway co. 
on Scioto river, 12 m. above Cir- 
cIeville.Pop.403."Jackson co. 364. 

Scipio, p-t. Cayuga CO. N. Y.on 
Cavuga lake, 11 ni. S. Auburn, 
180 W. Albany. Pop. 8,105. 
Here is an a'^ademy. 

Scipio, t. Meigs CO. Ohio. Pop. 
226. 

Scituaie, s-p. and p-t. Plymouth 
CO. Mass. 20 m. N. Plymouth, 30 
S. E. Boston. Pop. 3,305. 

Scituaie, p-t. Providence co. R. 
I. 12 m. W. Providence, 27 N. W. 
Newport. Pop. 2,834. Here are 
an academy, bank, a foundery of 
cannon and bells, and several cot- 
ton factories. 

Scott, p-t. Courtland co. N. Y. 
Pop. 775. 

Scott, CO. Va. Pop. 4,263. 
Slaves 258. ^^ 

Scott, co>*r. Pop. 14,219. 
Slaves 4,6ap. Chief t. George- 
town. 

Scett, t. Adams co. Ohio. Ptsp, 



SEM i 

ScoU, CO. Ind. Fop. 2,334. 

Scriba, p-t. Oswego co. N. Y 
on the W. side of Oswego river at 
its mouth. Fop. 741. 

Scriven, co. Geo. Pop. 3,941. 
Slaves 1,833. Chief t. Jackson- 
borough. 

Scrooiit p-t. Essex co. N. Y. 
Fop. 888. 

ScrooHj r. N. Y. the N. E. 
branch of the Hudson, joins the 
N. branch of the Hudson, 8 m. IN. 
W. Caldwell. 

Scrubgrass, t. Venango co. Fa. 
Pop. 559. 

Seabrook, t. Rockingham co 
N. H. on the sea coast, 6 m. N. 
jNewburyport, 9 fr. Exeter. Fop. 
S85. 

Seakonnet Point, and rocks, the 
S. extremity of the eastern shore 
of iSarragaaset bay, R. I. 6 m. E 
S. E.Newport. 

SeaL t. Pike eo. Ohio. Pop. 
775. 

Seareburg, t. Bennington co. Vt 
12 m. E. Bennington. Foj). 9. 

Searsmont, t. Hancock co. Me 
:25 m. W. Castine. Pop. 675. 

Sebago, or Sebacook,\ake,Me. 13 
miles long, connected on the IS 
with Long Pond by a strait called 
Sungo, which receives Crooked 
river, opening an inland navigation 
far into the interior of the State 
The Sebago discharges its waters 
through the Presunipscut into 
Casco bay. 

Sebasticook, r. Me. joins the 
Kennebec in Winslow. 

Sedgwick, p-t. Hancock co. Me 
on the E. side of Penobscot bay 
6m.E. Castine. Pop. 1,420. 

Seekhonk, r. See Pmctucket. 

Seekhovk, t. Bristol co. Mass. on 
the E. side of the Paw tucket, 19 
m. S. VV. Taunton, 38 S. S. W. 
Boston. Pop. 2,775. 

SemiTutlesj ludiaasj formerly 



70 S E V 

6,000 iti number inhabiting extei:- 
sive districts in Florida, but now 
reduced to a small number, some 
of whom are settled about St. Ro- 
sa's bay, and others scattered in 
various places. 

Sempronius, p-t. Cayuga co. N. 
Y. on Skeneateles lake, 14 m. 
S. E. Auburn, 164 W. Albany 
Fop. 5,033. 

Seneca, lake, N. Y. 35 miles 
long and from 2 to 4 wide, dis- 
charges itself into Seneca river. 

Saieca, r. N. Y. issues from the 
N. end of Seneca lake, and run- 
ning N. E. falls into Oswego river 
at Three river point in Cicero, 
after a course of 60 miles. It re- 
ceives the waters of Cayuga, 
Ovvaseo, Skeneateles, and Onoiv- 
daga lakes. 

Wcfl, CO. N.Y. Pop. 23,619. 

Seneca, p-t. Ontario co. N. Y, 
on Seneca lake, 16 m. E. Cauan- 
daigua. Pop. 4,802. 

Seneca, missionary station of the 
United Foreign Mission Societv, 
4 m. E. Buffalo, N. Y. on the In- 
dian reservation, with a school for 
the instruction of the Indians. 

Seneca falls, p-v. in Junius, Sen- 
eca CO. N. Y. 

Seneca, CO. Ohio. 

Se7tecn, t. Guernsey co. Ohio. 
Pop. 1,820. --t. Morgan CO .-t. Mon- 
roe CO. 9 m. VV. Woods fie Id. Pop. 
636. — Sandusky co. 110. 

Sergeant, t. McKean co. Pa, 
Pop. 192. 

Seseme Quian, r. 111. runs into 
the N. side of the Illinois ; it is 
navigable for boats 60 miles. 

Severn, r. Western shore of Md, 
passes by Annapolis, and falls in- 
to the Chesapeake 2 miles below. 

Serier, CO East Ten -on French 
broad river. Pop. 4,772. Slaves 
290. 

Sa-ierville, p-t, and cap. Sevier 



SH A 



271 



SHE 



o. East Ten. on a branch of Md. 2 m. fr. the Potomac, 9 N 



French broad river, 30 m. S. E. 
Knoxville. 

Heicee Bay, or BulVs Harbour, 
on the coast of S. C. between 
cape Roman and Charleston har- 
bour. 

Sewickhj, r. Pa. runs into the 
Youghiogany, 9 m. above the Mo- 
nongahela. 

Sewickli/, JVew, t. Beaver co. Pa. 
Pop. l,SGi.—JS'orth, 1,774. 

Shade, t. Somerset co. Pa. Pop. 
948. 

Sliaftsburif, p-t. Bennington co. 
Vt. 6 m. N. Bennington. Pop. 
3,022. Hero is an academy. 

Shakertoion, t. Knox co. Ind. on 
the Wabash, 18 m. above Vin- 
cennes, settled by the Shakers. 

Shalersville, t. Portage co. Ohio, 
3 m. N.Ravenna. Poj). 298. 

Shamokin, v. Pa. runs into the 
Susquehannah, I m. below Sun- 
bury, 

Shamokin, t. Northumberland 
CO. Pa. Pop. 1,820. 

Sliandaken, p-t. Ulster co. N. Y. 
15 m. W. Kingston. Pop. 1,043. 

Shapleigh, p-t. York co. Me. 35 
m. N. \V. York. Pop. 2,815. 

Sharon, t. Hillsborough co. N. 
H,48 m. S. Concord. Pop. 391. 

Shar07i, p-t. Windsor co. Vt. 22 
m. N.Windsor. Pop. 1,431. 

Sharon, t. Norfolk co. Mass. 10 
m. S. Dedham, 17 S. W. Boston 
Pop. 1,010. 

Slmron, p-t. Litchfield co. Ct 
on the W. side of the Housaton- 
nuc, 47 m. W. Hartford. Pop.jSlaves 6,158. 
2,573. It contains an academy. Shelby, co. Ohio. Pop. 2,106. 

Sliaron, p-t. Schoharie co. N. Chief t. Sidney. 
Y. 16 m. W. Schohari«, 45 from She/bttvUle, p-t. and cap. Bed- 
Albany. Pop. 3,982. ford co. West Ten. on Duck river, 

Sharon, t. Franklin co. Ohio, 9'50 m. S. S. E. Nashville. Here 
m. N. Columbus. Pop. 983. — [are a bank and printing-office. 
Richland co. 136. Shelbyville, p-t. and cap. Shel- 

Sharpsburg, p-t. Washington co.'by co. Ky, on Brashan's cieek, 12^ 



N. W. WiUiamsport. 

Shawang.'-nk, p-t. Ulster co. N. 
Y. 17 m. W. Newburgh, 26 S. W. 
Kingston. Pop. 3,372. 

Shawneetown, p-t. Gallatin co. 
III. on the Ohio, 10 m. below the 
Wabash, 12 E. of the U. S. salt 
works on Saline creek. These 
salt works produce about 130,000 
bushels of salt yearly ; 250 gallons 
of the water yield 50 lbs. of salt. 
Lat. 37° oV N. It contains a 
bank, land office, and printing- 
office. 

Sheepscot, r. Lincoln co. Me. 
flows into the Atlantic. 

Sheffield, t. Caledonia co. Vt. 35 
m. N. E. Montpelier. Pop. 581. 

Sheffield, p-t. Berkshire co. 
Mass. 20 ni. S. Lenox, 30 S. E. 
Hudson, N. Y. 125 W. Boston. 
P(5p. 2,476. Here is a quarry of 
marble. 

Sheffield, t. Ashtabula co. Ohio. 
Pop. 92. 

Shelburne, t. Coos co. N. H. 123 
m. N. Concord. Pop. 295. 

Shelburne, p-t. Chittenden co. 
Vt. on lake Champlain, 7 ra. S. 
Burlington. Pop. 936. 

Shelburne, t. Franklin co! Mass. 
4 m. W. Greenfield. Pop. 1,022. 

Shelbii, t. Genesee co. N. Y. 
Pop. 1,158. 

Shelbi/, CO. Al. Pop. 2,416. 
Slaves 405. Chief t. Shelbyville. 

Shelbii, CO. West Ten. Pop. 
354. Slaves 103. 

SMby, CO. Ky. Pop. 21,047. 



SHE 



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SHI 



lu. above its junctjon with Salt ri- 
ver, 22 m. \V. Frankfort, 30 E. 
Louisville. It contained in 1819, 
a brick court-house and jail, a 
printing-office, an academy, 2 
churches, 175 dwelling houses, 
and 1,250 inhabitants. 

Sheldoji, p-t. Franklin co. Vt. 
on Missisque river, 32 m. IN. Bur- 
lington. Pop. 927. 

Sheldon, p-t. Genesee co. N. 
Y. 20 m. W. Batavia, 270 W. Al- 
bany. Pop. 887. 

Shelter Island, isl. off the E. end 
of Long Island, N. Y. Pop. 391. 

Sheriandoahj r. Va. rises in Au- 
gusta CO. and after running a N. 
E. course of about 200 miles, joins 
the Potomac, in lat. 38° 4^ IN. jusi 
before the latter bursts through 
the Blue Ridge. It is composed 
of four branches, South, Middle, 
INorth, and Shenandoah rivers. 
It is navigable about 100 miles. 

Shtnandoah, co. Va. Pop. 18,- 
926. Slaves 1,901. Chief t. 
Woodstock. 

ShmciTigo, t. Beaver co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,098.— Crawford co. 952.— 
JVIercerco.803. 

Shephcrdstoicn, p-t. Jefferson co. 
Va. on the Potomac, 10 m. E. 
by S. Martinsville, 73 fr. Wash- 
ington. 

S}wpherdsville,\)-t. Bullet co. Ky. 
on Salt river, 5 m. from Bairds- 
town. 

Sherbnnie, t. Rutland co. Vt. 22 
m. W. S. W. Windsor. Pop. 154. 
Killington peak, in this town, is 
one of the highest summits of the 
Green mountains. 

Sherburne, t. Middlesex co. 
Mass. 20 m. S. W. Boston. Pop. 
^11. 

Sherbvrm, p-t. Chenango co. IN. 
Y. on the Chenango, 11 m. IS'. 
Norwich, 98 W. Albany, 33 S. 
W.Utica. Pop. 2,690. It con- 



tains a printing-office, and numei' 
ous mills and manufactures, 

Shennan, p-t. Fairfield co. Ct. 
GO m . S . W . Hartford . Pop . 957. 

Sherman, I. Huron co. Ohio, 
Pop. 481. 

Sheturket, r. Ct. formed by the 
union of Willimantic and Mount 
Hope rivers, runs S. E. and joins 
die Quinebaug. The united 
stream still bears the name of 
Shetucket till it receives JNorwich 
iver, after which it is called the 
Thames. 

Shieldsbormtgh, t, Hancock co. 
Miss, on the bay of St. Louis, 40 
m. IN. "E. INew-Orleans. The 
bay is navigable for vessels draw- 

g 7 feet water. Shieldsborough 
is a pleasant and healthy place, 
and is much resorted to bv the citi- 
zens of New-Orleans dhring the 
hot months. Here is an incorpo- 
rated college. 

Ship Island, isl, between Horn 
and Cat Islands, ou the coast of 
Mississippi, 9 miles long. Lon. 
88^48' W. Lat. 30^5/ N. 

Shijypen, t. Mac Kean co. Pa, 
Pop. 111. 

Shippensbnro-, p-t. and bor. Cum- 
berland CO. Pa. on a branch of the 
Conedogwa. Pop. 1,417. 21 m 
N. by E. Chambeisburg, 140 W 
Philadelphia. 

Shippijigport, t. Jefterson co. 
Ky. on the Ohio, 2 m. below Lou- 
isville, at the foot of the rapids, on 
a beautiful plain. It is the natural 
harbour and landing place for all 
vessels ascending the Ohio. Du- 
ring three-fourths of the year they 
of necessity stop here, which they 
can do with perfect safety, as there 
is a basin immediately in front of 
die town, capable of containing 
any number of vessels, of any bur- 
den. The town is regularly laid 
out, and rapidly improving. Here 



SIL 

are a ship-yard, rope-walk, and an 
extensive flour mill. Pop. ii: 
1819,600. 

Shidetf, p-t. Middlesex co. Mass 
41 m. VV. N. W. Boston. Fop 
922. 

Shirlev, t. Huntingdon co. Pa 
Pop. I,i91. 

Shirley sburg, p-t. Huntingdon 
CO. Fa. Fop. 183, 

Shoccoe Springs, in Warren co 
r^. C. much resorted to for the 
mineral waters. Here is an acad 
cniy. 

Shoreliam^ p-t. Addison co. Vt 
on Lake Champlain,49 m. S.Bur- 
lington. Fop. 1,881. Here is an 
academy. 

Short Cr(>ik, t. Harrison co. 
Ohio, 4 m. E. Cadiz. Fop. 2,978. 

Shrewsbnnj, p-t. Rutland co. Vt. 
22 m. IN. Windsor. Pop. 1,149. 

Shrew^buf^l, p-t. Worcester co. 
Mass. 6 m. E. Worcester, 38 W. 
Boston. Pop. 1,458. 

Shrewsburij, p-t. Monmouth co. 
N. J. on the sea coast. 14 m. S. 
E. Middletown point, 79 E. N. E. 
Philadelphia. Pop. 4,234. Much 
genteel company resort here iVom 
Philadelphia and New- York du- 
ring the summer. 

Shrewsburrj, p-t. York co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,983.— Lycoming co. 379. 

Shutesbunj, t. Franklin co. Mass. 
12 m. S. E. Greenfield, 90 W. N. 
W.Boston. Pop. 1,029. Here is 
a medicinal spring. 

Sidney, p-t. Kennebeck co. 
Maine, on Kennebeck river, 8 m. 
N.Augusta. Fop. 1,890. 

Sidney, p-t. Delaware co. N.Y. 
25 m. W. Delhi, 95 S. W. Albany. 
Fop. 1,107. 

Silver creek, r. Ky. runs into the 
Ohio below Clarksville. 

Silver a-eek) t. Green co. Ohio. 
Top. 1,048. 



278 S M I 

Silver lake, p-t. Susquehannali 
CO. Pa. Pop. 456. 

Simmes, t. Lawrence co. Ohio. 
Pop. 247. 

Sirnjyson, co. Ky. Pop. 4,852. 
Slaves 803. 

Simsbnry, p't, Hartford co. -Ct. 
12 m. N. W. Hartford. Pop. 
1,954. 

Sinepuxent, a long narrow bay 
on the S. E. coast of Md. Sine- 
puxent inlet is in lat. 38*^ 10' 30'^ 
N. 

Sin^-sing, v. in Mount Pleas- 
ant, N. Y. on the Hudson, with a 
good landing and some shipping. 

Six JVations, or Iroquois, a con- 
federacy of Indian nations, viz. 
the Mohawks, Oneidas, Ononda- 
gas,Senecas, Cayugas, and Tusca- 
oras. Whole number about 5,000. 

Sheneateks, lake, N. Y. about 15 
miles long and 1^ wide, dischar- 
ges its waters into Seneca river. 

Skeneateles, p-v. in Marcellus, 
Onondaga co. N. Y. at the outlet 
of Skenealcles lake, 7 m, E. Au- 
burn, 163 VV. Albany. 

Skippak, t. Montgomery co.Pa. 
Pop. 1,146. 

Slippery rock, t. Butler co. Pa, 
Pop. 865.— Mercer co. 1,027. 

Smethport, p-t. and cap. Mc- 
Kean co. Pa. 45 m. E. Warren. 

Smith, t. Washington co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,848. 

Smith, CO. West Ten. Pop. 17,- 
.580. Slaves 3,554. Chief t. Car- 
thage. 

Smith, t. Belmont CO. Ohio, 8 m. 
S. St. Clairsville. Pop. 1,030. 

Smithfeld, p-t. Providence co. 
R. L on Pawtucket river, 9 ra. N. 
VV. Providence. Pop. 4,678. Here 
are 9 cotton factories, containing 
together 11,000 spindles ; a gun 
factory, several lime-kihis, &c. 

Stnid'Jreld, p-t. Madison co. N. 



SNO 

S.W. Utica.Pop.3, 



274 



SOM 



Y.29m.W 
338. 

Smithfield, t. Lycoming co. Pa. 
Pop. in 1810, 1,084.— p-t. Fayette 
CO. on the Yiouglihiogeny, 32 m. 
froni Brownsville. — p-t. Bradford 
co.Pop.G95.— 1. Somerset CO. 106. 

Smith/ield Loicer, t. ISorlliamp- 
tonco. 961. — Middle, t. and cap. 
Pike CO. S2l.— Upper, 877. 

Smithfield, p-t. Isle of Wight co. 
Va. on Pagan creek which runs 
into James river, and is navigable 
ior vessels of 20 tons. 30 m. W. 
TV. W. Norfolk, 85 S. E. Rich- 
mond. 

Smithfield, p-t. and cap. Johnson 
CO. N. C. in a beautiful plain, on 
the E. side of the Neuse. 25 m. 
S. E. Raleigh, 100 N. W. New- 
bern. 

S/iiith field, t. Guernsey co Ohio, 
15 m. E. Cambridge. — p-t. Jefl'er- 
pon CO. 12 m. S. W, Steubenville. 
Here is a hank. 

Sinithland, p-t. Livingston co. 
Ken. on the Ohio. 3 m. below 
Cumberland river. 

Smith's Island, small isl. in the 
Atlantic, off the E. .shore of Va. 

Smithtoiim, p-t. Suffolk co. 
Long Island, N. Y. on the Sound, 
63 m^ E. New York. Poj). 1,907. 

Smithville, t. Chenanffo co. N. 
Y. 13 m. S, W. Norwich. Pop. 
1,553. 

Smithville, p-t. Brunswick co. N. 
C. near the moulh of Cape Fear 
river, 30 m. below WilmiRgton. 
with a good harbour. Here is an 
academy. 

Smtirna, p-t. Chenango co. N 
Y. 10 m. N. Norwich, 105 W. Al. 
bany. Pop. 1.390. 

Smijtna, or Duck creek, p-t. Kent 
CO. Del. on Duck creek, 10 m.fr. its 
moulh, 12 N.W. Dover. It con 
tains a bank and academy. 

.>»'70'r.,'>7'7,pt.and caii Worrestor 



CO. Md. at the head waters of the 
Pokomoke. 20 m. E. Princess 
Ann. The public buildings are a 
court-house, jail, bank, academy, 
and 3 churches. Shipping in 
1816, 7,364 tons. Here is a large 
steam factory. 

Sodi/s, bay, N. Y. in lake Onta- 

1, the best harbour on the S. 
shore of the lake. It is G or 7 
miles long, and from 2 to 4 wide, 
and of sufficient depth for vessels 
of gi'eat burden. 

Sodus, p-t. Ontario co. N. Y. on 
Lake Ontario, 25 m. N. E. Can- 
andaigua. Pop. 2,013. 

SWeZ)?/n/,t. Berks CO. Pa. on the 
Delaware, opposite Amwell,N. J. 

Solo7i, p-t. Somerset co. Me. on 
the E. bank of Kennebeck river, 
18 m. N. Norridgewock, '14 W. 
by N. Hallowell. Pop. 468. 

Solon, p-t. Courtland co. N. Y . 
10 m. E. Homer, 132 W. Albany. 
Pop. 1,262. 

Somerhill, t. Cambria co. Pa. 
Pop. 517. 

Somer.'!. p-t. Tolland co. Ct. 22 
m. N. E.Hartford, 12 S. E. Spring- 
field. Pop. 1,306. 

Somers^ p-t. Westchester co. N. 
Y . .50 m . N . E . Ne w-Y'ork. Pop . 
1,841. It is the principal cattle 
market for the city of New-York. 

Somerset, CO Me. Pop. 21,787. 
Chief t. Norridgewock. 

So7nerset, t. Windham co. Vt. 
42 m. S. W. Wind.sor. Pop. 173. 

Somerset, p-t. Bristol co. Mass. 
oh Taunton river, 13 m. S. Taun- 
ton, 42 S. Boston. Pop. 1,116. 

Somerset, co. N. .T. Pop. 16,- 
506. Chief t. Boundbrook. 

Somersd, co. Pa. Pop. 13,974. 

Somerset, p-t. bor. and cap. 
Somerset co. Pa. 35 m. W. Bed- 
fo.-d, 60 S. E. Pittsburg. Pop. 2,- 
39n._t. Washington co. 1,540. 

Snrierset; co Md. Pop. 19,- 



SOL 

^>79. Slaves 7,241. Chief i.Pnn- 
eess Ann. 

Somerset, p-t. and cap. Pulaski 
CO. Ky. 12 ni. S. S. E. Stanford. 
Here is a bank. 

So7nerset, p-t. and cap. Perry co. 
Ohio, 18 m. S. W. Zanesville. 
Pop. 344.— t. Belmont CO. 863. 

Somersworth, t. Strafford co. N. 
H, on the Piscataqua. Here are 
an extensive woollen factory, and 
saw, grist, oil, and fulling mills. 
11 m.N. Portsmouth, 45 tV. Con- 
cord. Pop. 841. 

Somerville, t. and cap. Clarke 
CO. Al. 

South' Ambotj, t. Middlesex co. 
N. J. at the mouth of the Raritan 
opposite Amboy. Pop. 3,071. 

Southampton, t. Rockingham co 
N. H. 16 m. S. W. Portsmoudi. 
Pop. 416. 

Southampton, t. Hampshire co. 
Mass. 9 m. S. VV. Northampton 
In this town is a lead mine, the 
ore of which yields from 50 to GO 
per cent, of pure metal. Pop. 1,160 

Southampton, p-t. Suffolk co. on 
Long Island, N. Y. 98 m. E. New 
York, divided into 4 paiishes, 
AVest-, South-, and Bridgchamp 
ton, and Sag harbor. Pop. 4.318 

Southampton, t. Cumberland co 
Pa. Pop. l,688.-^Franklin co 
1,348.— Bedford co.l,lo8.— Buck; 
CO. 907.— Somerset co. 540. 

Southampton, CO. Va. Pop. 14, 
170. Slaves 6,737. Chief t. Je 



rusalem. 



W. end of 



South Bay, the S 
lake Champlain, 

Southborougli, t. Worcester co, 
JNIass. 18 m. E. Worcester, 28 W 
Boston. Pqp. 1,030. 

Southbridge, t. Worcester co 
Mass. on the Quinebaug. Here is 
a manufactory- of broadcloths and 
kerseymeres, with 40 looms, and 
enifloying 100 persons ; the quan 



275 SOT? 

tily of cloth manufactured annual- 
ly is 18,000 yds. broadcloth, and 
30,000 yds. kerse5'mere. Pop. 1,- 
066. 18 m. S. S. W. Worcester, 
58 S. S.W.Boston. 

South Brimfield, p-t. Hampden 
CO. Mass. 19 m. E. Springfield. 
Pop. 683. 

Southbintj, p-t. New-Haven co. 
Ct. on the Housatonnuc, 40 m. S. 
W. Hartford. Pop. 1,662. 
, South East, p-t. Putnam CO. N.Y 
18 m . E. Wesit Point. Pop. 1 ,909 

Southern States, the part of the 
United States which lies on the 
Atlantic, S. of Potomac river j 
viz. tlie states of Va., N. C, S. C, 
Geo., Florida, Al., Miss., and La 

Sontlifield, t.Berkshire co.Mass- 
26 m. S. E. Lenox. Pop. in 1810, 
147- See Sandisfeld. 

Southfiehl, t. and cap. Richmond 
CO. N.Y. 12 m. S. New York. Pop, 
1,012. 

South Hadleij, p-t. Hampshire 
CO. Mass. on the E. bank of Con- 
necticut river, 5 m. S.E. Northamp- 
ton, 12 N. Springfield. Pop. 1,- 
047. The obstructions to the nav- 
igation of the Connecticut at this 
place, have been surmounted by a 
canal cut partly through solid rock. 

South Hero, p-t. Grand Isle co. 

. 12m. N. VV. Burlington. Pop. 
842. 

Southington, p-v. Hartford co. 
Ct. 18 m. S. W. Hartford, 21 N. 
New Haven. Pop. 1,875. 

Southington, t. Trumbull co. O- 
hio, 9 m. N. W. Warren. Pop 
182. 

South Kingston, p-t. and cap. 
Washington co. R. I. on tlie sea- 
coast. 30 m. S. W. Providence. 
Pop. 3,723. 

Southold, p-t. Suffolk CO. oa 
Long-Island, N. Y.lOO m. E. New 
York. Pop. 2,954. 

Smith Qi/ow,p-v. and port of en- 



SPO 

.'ry, Nansemond 



276 
Ship 



CO. Va 

ping in 181G, 90 tons. 

South Salem, p-t. Westchester 
CO. N. Y. 50 111. N. by E. New- 
York. Fop. 1,4:29. 

Southwar/c, t. Philadelphia co. 
Pa. Pop. 14,713. 

Spadre bluff, settlement, on the 
Arkansas, 140 m. above the town 
■of Arkansas. 

Spaffoi'd, p-t. Onondaga co. IN. 
Y. on Skeneateles lake, 13 m. S. 
G.^ondaga. Pop. 1,294. 

Sparta, p-t. Livingston co. N. 
Y. 25 m. S. \V. Canandaigua. 
Pop. 1,154. 

Sparta, p-t. and cap. Hancock 
CO. Geo. 25 m. N.E. Milledgeville. 
b'i S. W. Augusta. Here is an 
academy. 

Sparta, p-t. and cap. White co. 
rV'est Tea. 

Spartanburg, district, S. C. 
Pop. 16,989. Slaves 3,308. 

Spartanburg, p-t. and cap. of the 
above. 25 m. E. Greenville. 

Spencer, p-t. Worcester co. 
Mass. 12 m. W. Worcester, 51 
W. Boston. Pop. 1.5^18. 

Spencer, p-t. and cap. Tioga co. 
N. Y. 50 m. S. E. Bath, 45 W. 
Chenango, 190 W. by S. Albanv 
.t'op, 1,252. 

Spencer, t. Guernsev co. Ohio. 
Pop. 410, 

Spencer, co. Indiana. Pop. 1.- 
382. ' 

Spocin, Y. III. runs into the Illi- 



SPR 

Spngg, t. Adams co, Ohit 
Pop. 1,552. 

Spring, t. Centre co. Pa. Pop 
887. 

SpHng Creek, t. Miami co. 0- 
hio. Pop. 675. 

Springfield, t. Cheshire co. N. 
H.36 m.N. W.Concord. Pop. 
967. 

Sprivgfeld, p-t. Windsor co. 
Yt. on Connecticut river 13 m . be- 
low Windsor. Pop. 2,702. 

Springfield, p-t. and cap. Hamp- 
den CO. Mass. on the E. side of 
Connecticut river, over which is a 
bridge 1234 feet long. 18 m. S. 
Northampton, 24 N. Hartford, 47 
W, S. W. Worcester, 87 W. Bos- 
ton. Pop. 3,970. It is a beauti- 
ful and flourishing town, and con- 
tains a court-house, jail, bank, and 
2 Congregational churches ; an 
extensive manufactory of paper of 
a very superior quality, a manu- 
factory of hollow ware, and the 
principal armory of the U. States. 

The armory is pleasantly situa- 
ted, on elevated ground, h, m. E. 
of the village. The buildings are ar- 
ranged on a large square, and con- 
sist of one brick edifice 204 feet 
by 32, 2 stories high, occupied by 
lock filers,stockers,and finishers; a 
brick forging shop, 150 feet bv 32; a 
brick building 60 feet by 32," 2 sto- 
ries high, the second story form- 
ing a spacious hall devoted to re- 
ligious worship ; a brick buildinsf 



uois from the N. W. and is naviga- 100 feet by 40, and 2 stopes high, 

ui„ f II . ...r. ^rr. ••_ ^^^^j ^g ^ depository of arms ; and 

numerous smaller stores and shops. 



ble for small craft 150 miles. 

Spotsivood,\. Middlesex co. N. 
J. on South river, which runs into 
the Raritan. It contains a pow- 
der and 2 snuft'-mills. 9 m. S. E. 
Brunswick, 10 W, by S. Middle- 
town point. 

Spolsidvania, co. \*a. Pop. 14,- 
r^. Slaves 7.724: 



The water works are situated 
on Mill river, about 1 mile south 
of the arsenal, in 3 different sites, 
called the Upper, Middle, and 
Lower Water shops, the whole 
comprising 5 workshops, 23 for- 
ges. 10 trip-hammers, 18 waici- 



SPR 



TTf 



ST A 



wlieels, and exhibiting tlie greatest 
assemblage of mills and other wa- 
ter-works to be found in the State. 

In this establishment are em- 
ployed from 240' to 250 workmen, 
who complete, on an average, a- 
bout 4ri muskets daily. The wa- 
ter privileges already owned by the 
U. States will warrant the exten- 
.sion to 30,000 stands annually. 
From 179.5 to December 1817, 
there had been completed in this 
manufactory, 123,559 new mus- 
kets, and 1,202 new carbines, and 
45,700 muskets had been repaired. 
The whole expenditure during 
the same period, including the 
first cost of the establishment was 
^1,820,120. 

Springfeld., p-t. Otsego co. N 
Y. 12 m.N. Cooperstown, 53 W 
Albany. Pop. 2,065. 

Sprmgfield, t. Burlington co, N 
J. 10 m. from Burlington, 18 fr 
Trenton. Pop. 1,568. Here is an 
academy. 

Springfield, p-t. Essex co. N. J 
15 m. S. W. New York. Pop. 1,- 
804. 

Springfield, t. Bucks eo. Pa 
Pop. 1,580. — Delaware co.576. — 
Huntingdon co. 900. — Erie co 
8116.— Bradford co. 606.— Mercer 
€o. 598. — Montgomery co. Pop 
639. 

Springfield, p-v. Hampshire co. 
Va. on the S. branch of the Poto 
mac, 10 m. N. E. Romney, 60 W. 
N. W. Winchester. 

Springfield, t. 'and cap. Effing 
ham CO. "Geo. 

Springfield p-t, and cap. Robe 
son co.WestTen.on Sulphur fork, 
25 m. N. Nashville. 

Springfield, p-t. Washington co 
Ky. 30 m, N. W. Danville. Here 
is a bank. Two miles from Spring 
field, is a college under the direC' 
tipn of the Catholics. 



Springfield, p-t and cap. Clark 
CO. Ohio, 13 m. S. Urbanna. Pop. 
1,868. It has a printing office and 
cotton factory. — t. Columbiana co. 
Pop. 1,304.— t. Gallia co. 7 m. N. 
W. Gallipolis. Pop. 588.— p-t. 
Hamilton co. 15 m. m. N. Cin- 
cinnati. Pop. 2,197. — t Jefterson 
CO. 18 m. W. Steuben ville. Pop, 
1,135. — Muskingum co. 779. — p-t. 
Portage co. 15 m. S. W. Raven- 
Pop. 587.— Richland CO. 466. 
Ross CO. on the Scioto, opposite 
Chillicothe. Pop. 1,593. 

Spring Garden, t. Philadelphia 
CO. Pa. Pop. 3,498. 

Springhill, t. Fayette co. Pa, 
on the E. side of the Monangahe- 
la, 16 m. S. W. Union. Pop. 2,- 
086. 

Springplace, Moravian settle- 
ment among the Cherokees, 3 m, 
E. Connesaga river, near the 
public road from Georgia to West 
Tennessee. It was formed in 
1801, and in 1819, between 60 and 
70 youths had been educated. It 
receives $250 annually from the 
U. States treasurv. 35 m. S. E. 
Brainerd, 129 N.W. Athens, Geo. 

Spring river, t. Lawrence co. 
Arkansas ter. Pop. 752. 

Springville, p-t, Susquehannah 
CO. Pa. Pop. 702. 

Springville, t. Clark co. Ind. 
Pop. 1,222. 

Springioater, t. Livingston co. 
N. Y. Pop. 1,154. 

Sqtmm Harbor, harbor of Mass. 
Lon. 70° 36' W. Lat. 42^ 40' N. 
See Gloucester. 

S^iiam, or Sullii'an Lake, abeau- 
tifulbody of water, N. H. about 
10 miles long and 5 wide, which 
discharges its waters into the 
Feraigewasset. 

Stafford, p-t. Orange co. Vt. 
Pop. 1.921. 

Stafford, p-t. Tolland co. Ct. 



ST A 
26 m. N. E. Hartford, 74 W. 
S. W. Boston. Pop. 2,3G9. 
Here are 2 furnaces, each of 
which yields annually about 100 



tons of hollow ware and other 
castings ; also 2 cotton factories 
and a manufactory of clocks. The 
mineral springs in this place are 
found useful in the dropsy, gout, 
rheumatism, &.C. The accommo- 
dations for visitors are convenient 
and extensive, and it is estimated 
that from 600 to 900 persons an- 
iiHally resort hither. 

Stafford, p-t. Genesee co. N. Y. 
Top. "2,069. 

Stafford, t. Monmouth co. N. J. 
Pop. 1,428. 

Stafford, CO. Va. Pop. 9,517. 
Slaves 4,368. Chief t. Falmouth. 

Stamford, t. Bennington co. V^t. 
9 m. S.'E. Bennington. Pop. 490. 
• Stamford, p-t. Fairfield co. Ct. 
on Long Island Sound, 42 m. S. 
W. New-Haven, 43 N. E. New- 
York. Pop. 3,284. 

Stamford, \-)-t. Delaware co. N. 
Y. 15 m. E. Delhi, 60 W. Cats- 
kill. Pop. 1,495. 

Standish, p-t. Cumberland co. 
Me. on the Saco, 21 m. N. W. 
Portland. Fop. 1,619. 

Stanford, p-t. Dutchess co. N. 
Y. 18 m. N. 
Pop- 2,518, 

Star ford, p-t. and cap. Lincoln 
CO. K>. on a handsome plain, 10 
m.S. S.E.Danville. 

Stanwardsville, t. Orange co. Va 
23 m. N. by W Charlottesville, 95 
N. W. Richmond. 

Stark, CO. Ohio. Pop. 12,406 
Chief t. Canton. 

Starks, p-t. Somerset co. Me 
on the Kennebeck, 7 m. VV. Nor 
ridgewock. Pop. 1,043. 

Starksboroiip:h, p-t. Addison co 



E. Poughkeepsie. 



Vt.2 
914. 



W. Montpelicr. Pop.iSSl, 



278 S T E 

Starr, t. Hocking co. Ohio, Pop. 
267. 

Staten. Island, isl, N. Y. consti- 
tuting the county of Richmond. It 
is 14 miles long, 8 wide, and lies 9 
m. S. W. New York. Here is the 
Quarantine Ground. 

Statesborough, t. and cap. Bul- 
lock CO. Geo. 

Sfatesburg, p-t. and cap. Clare- 
montco. S. C. on Beach creek, 
a tributary of the Wateree, 30 m. 
S. Camden. 

Sfatesville, p-t. and cap. Iredell 
CO. N. C. Here is an academy. 
24 m. S. W. Salisbury. 

Staunton, r. Va. one of the prin- 
cipal branches of the Roanoke, 
rises on the west side of the Blue 
Ridge, under the name of Roan- 
oke, but after its passage through 
the Ridge, it takes the name of 
the Staunton, which it preserves 
till its confluence with the Dan. 

Staunton, p-t. and cap. Augusta 
CO. Va. 95 m. S. W. Winchester, 
183 W. S. W. Washington, 120 N. 
VV. Richmond. Here is an acad- 
emy. Pop. about 1,500. 

Staunton, t. Miami co. Ohioj^on 
the Miami, 1 m. E. Troy, Pop. 
774. 

Stepheniown, p-t. Rensselaer co. 
N. Y. 22 m. S. E. Albany. Pop. 
2 .592. 

' Sterling, t. Franklin co. Vt. 24 
m. E. Burlington. Pop 131. 

Sterling, t. Woi'cester co. Mass, 
12 ra. N. Worcester, 4-4 W. Bos- 
ton. Pop. 1,710. 

Sterling, p-t. Windham co. Ct. 
44 m. E. Hartford. Pop. 1,200, 
Here is an academy, and a cotton 
factory with 1,600 spindles. 

Sterling, p-t. Cayuga co. N. Y. 
Fop. 792. 

Sterling, t. Wayne co. Fa, Pop. 



STO 



279 



StR 



Steuhen, p-t. Washington co. Me 
35 m.W. Machias. Pop. 780. 

Steuben, co. Ps'. Y. Pop. 21,989 
Chief t. Bath. 

Steuben, t. Oneida co. N. Y. 20 
m.N.Utica. Pop. 1,461 

Steubenville, p-t. and cap. Jefter- 
son CO. Ohio, on tiie W. bank of 
the Ohio, in a fertile and populous 
country, abounding also with coal 
and iron ore. It has increased very 
rapidly. In 1810, it contained 800 
inhabitants ; and in 1820, 2,479, 
with 3 churches, 2 banks, 2 print- 
ing offices, an academy, large 
market-house ; also a woollen fac- 
tory, cotton factory, air foundcry, 
paper mill, &c. all moved bv 
steam. 38 m. W. Pittsburgh, 25 
N. E. St. Clairsville, 150 E. N. E. 
Cohmibus. Lon.80^42' W. Lat. 
40^ 25' N. 

Stewart, co. West Ten. Pop. 
8,397. Slaves 1,352. Chief t.Dover. 

Stewartstmcn, Tp-t... Coo?, co. N. H. 
on Connecticut river, 160 m. N. 
Concord. Pop. 363. 

Still icater, p-t. Saratoga co. N 
Y. on the Hudson, 12 m. E 
ton, 22 N.Albany. Pop. 
i§. famous for the battle of 7th 
1777. 

Stock, t. Harrison co. Ohio, 10 
ra. W.Cadiz. Pop. 483. 

Stockbridge, p-t. Windsor co. Vt 
26 m. N. \V: W^indsor. Pop. 964 

Stockbridge, p-t. Berkshire co 
Mass. on the Housatonnuc, 6 ni. S 
Lenox, 12 S. Piitsfield, 130 W, 
Boston. Pop. 1,377. 

Stockholm, p-t. St. Lawrence co. 
N . Y . 30 m . E . Ogde nsburg. Pop. 
822. 

Stoddard, t. Che.shire co. N. H 
45 m. W. Concord. Pop. 1.203. 

Stokes, CO. N. C. Pop. l'4,033. 
Slaves 2,204. 

Stokes, t. and cap, Montgomery 
CO, N, C. oear the Yadkin, 



CU. 1> . 

th^Pt. 



Stokes, t. Madison co. Ohio. Pop 
461. 

^Stoneham, t. Middlesex co. Mass. 
9 m. iN. Boston. Pop. 615. 

Stone lirk, t. Clermont co. Ohio, 
Pop. 1,070. 

Stone, or Rock Mountain, Geo. 
near the sources of the Oakniulgee 
and Chatahoochee, 900 feet high. 

Stonington, p-t. and bor. New- 
London CO. Ct. 12 m. E. New- 
London, 55 S. E. Hartford. 62 E. 
New Haven. Pop. 3,056. It con- 
tains a U. States arsenal, 2 wool- 
len factories, a cotton factory, 
bank, academy, and 2 churches. 
Shipping about 1,100 tons. It is 
celebrated for its successful resist- 
ance to the bombardment of d Bri- 
tish squadron, Aug. 1814. 

Stono Inlet, S. C separates 
.James's and John's islands, and 
flows into the Atlantic. 

Stony creek, t. Somerset co. Pa. 
Pop. 754. 

Stoughton,\)-i. Norfolk co. M.tss. 
14 m. S. E. Dedham. Pop. 1,313. 

Stoiv, p-t. Washington co. Vt. 15 
m. N. W. Montpelier. Pop. 957. 

5YoM), p-t. Middlesex co. Mass. 
30 m. W. Boston. Pop. 1,071. 

SVoM', p-t. Portage co. Ohio, on 
the Cuyahoga, 11 m. W. Ravenna. 
Pop. 578. 

Stow creek, t. Cumberland co. 
N.J. Pop. 884. 

Stoijestoicn, p-t. Somerset co. Pa. 
Pop. 404. 

Strabane,X. Washington co. Pa. 
Pop. 2,571. 

Strafford, CO. '^. H. Pop. 51,- 
1!7. Chief towns, Dover and 
Gilmantown. 

Strafford, p-t. Coos co. N. H. 
Pop. 2,144. 

Strafford, t. Orange co. Vt. 29 
m. N.Windsor. Pop. 1,921. Here 
is a mine of copperas. 



S U F 280 

Strashurgy t. Lancaster co. Pa. 
Pop. 3,483. 

Stratford, p-t. Coos co. N. H. on 
Connecticut river, 130m. N. Con- 
cord. Fop. 335. 

Stratfard, |)-t. Fairfield co. Ct. 
on the west side of the Housaton- 
nuc, at its mouth, 13 m. S. W. 
New Haven. Fop. 3,438. It con- 
tains an academy and 2 churches. 

Stratford, I. Montgomery co. 
N. Y. 15 m. N. W. Johnstown. 
Pop. 407. 

Stratford River. See Housaton- 
nuc. 

Stratham, p-t. Rockingham co. 
N. H. 7 m. S. VV. Portsmouth. 
Pop. 892. 

Stratton, t. Windham co. Vt. 38 
in. S. W. Windsor. Pop. 272. 

Strawberrij, r. Arkansas ter. 
joins Black river. 

Straivhemj, t. Lawrence co. Ar- 
kansas Ter. Pop. 621. 

Strong, p-f. Somerset co. Me. 
24 m. JN. VV. Norridgewock. Pop. 
862. 

Strongsville, t. Cuyahoga co. 
Ohio. Pop. 297. 

Stroiuisburg, p-t. Northampton 
CO. Pa. Pop. 1,143. 

Sturbridge, p-t. Worcester co 
INIass. 13 m. S. W. Worcester, 58 
S. W Boston. Pop. 1,633. Here 
are Ibund iron and lead ores. 

Sturgeoti's bay, Michigan Ter 
sets up to the south from Green 
Bay. It is 15 miles long and 6 
wide. 

Suannee, or Little St. John, r 
Florida, rises in OkeConoco swamp 
and empties itself into Apalachie 
bay. 

Sudburn, p-t. Rutland co. Vt. 
43 m. W. Windsor. Pop. 809. 

Sudbtinj,i. Middlesex co. Mass. 
22 m. W. Boston. Pop. 1,417. 

Si/Jldd, p-t. Hartford co. Ct. on 
the VV, side of Connecticut riverJChicf t. Fort Harrison 



SUL 

17 ra. N. Hartford, 10 S. Spring- 
field. Pop. 2,681. 

Suffield, t. Portage co. Ohio, 11 
m. S. W. Ravenna. Vo\y. 290. 

Suffolk, CO. Mass. comprises the 
towns of Boston and Chelsea. Pop. 
43,940. 

Suffolk, CO. N. Y. comprising the 
VV. part of Long Island. Pop. 
24,756. Chief t. River Head. 

Suffolk, p-t. and- cap. Nanse- 
mond CO. Va. on Nansemond riv- 
er, which is navigable to this 
place for vessels of 250 tons. 28 
m. W. by S. Portsmouth, 83 E.S.E. 
Petersburg, 110 S.E.Richmond. 

Sugar Creek, t. Armstrong co. 
Pa. Pop. 1,482. — Venango co. 
621. 

Sugar Creek, t. Stark co. Ohio. 
Pop. 492. — Tuscarawas co. 988.-— 
p-t. Wayne co. 10 m. E. Wooster. 
Pop. 642.— t. Green co. 1,881. 

Sugar Loaf, t. Columbia co. Pa. 
Pop. 505. — Luzerne co. 1,112. 

Sugar River, N. H. tlie outlet of 
Sunapee lake. 

Sullivan, p-t. Hancock co. Me. 
frenchman's bay, 30 m. E. 
ne. Pop. 872. Here is a 
.ji.uge erected acro.=s Hog bay, 
1,400 feet long, coiistructed upon 
the new plan introduced by Itliiel 
Tow n, Esq. 

Sullivan, t Cheshire co. N. H. 
48 m. S. W. Concord. Pop. 582. 

Sullivan, CO. i\. Y. Pop. 8,900. 
Chief t. Thonip.son. 

Sullivan, p-t. IVIadison co. N.Y. 
on Oneida lake. Pop. 2,932. 

Sullivan, t. Tioga co. Pa. Pop. 
507. 

Sullivan, co. E. Ten. Pop. 7,- 
015. Slaves 836. Chief t. Blounts- 
viUe. 

Sullivan, t. Medina co. Ohio. 
Pop. 137. 

Sullivan, co.Ind. Pop. 3,498. 



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Sullivan's Island, small isl. on 
\he N. side of Charleston harbour, 
6 ni. below the city, much resorted 
to by the citizens of Charleston 
during liie summer months. 

Sinmners, t. Preble co, Ohio. 
Pop. 1,171. 

Summit, t. Schoharie co. N. Y. 
Pop. 1,468. 

Sumner, p-t. Oxford co. Me. G 
m.N. E.Paris. Pop. 1,055. 

Sumner, co. West Ten. Pop. 
19,211. Slaves 5,762. Chief i. 
Gallatin. 

Sumpter, district, S, C. Pop. 
25,369. Slaves 16,143. Chief t. 
Stalesville. 

SumptersviUe, p-t. Clermont co. 
S. C. Lodebar academy is 10 m. 
from this place. 

Sunapee, lake, N. H. 11 mile^ 
long, and 1^ wide, discharges it 
waters through Sugar river into 
the Connecticut at Claremont. 

Sunbunj, bor. p-t. and cap. 
INorthumberland co. Pa. on the 
E. side of the Susquehannah, just 
bfelow the junction of the E. and 
VV. branches, 2 m. S. Northum- 
berland, 56 N. Harrisburg. Pop. 
861. 

Sunbiiry, p-t. and port of en 
try, Liberty co. Geo. at the 
head of St. Catharine's sound, 40 
n». S. Savannah. It is a pleasant 
and healthy place, and is resorted 
to in the summer months by the 
planters of the adjacent country. 
Here is a flourishing and highly 
respectable academy. Average 
number of students 100. 

Sunlnirij,p-t. Delaware co. Ohio 
Pop. 875.— Monroe co. 5.58. 

SuTicook, r. N. H. joins the Mer- 
I'imack 7 m. below Concord. 

Sunderland, t. Bennington co 
Vt. 15 m. N. E. Bennington. Pop. 
496. 



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Mass. on the E. side of Connecti- 
cut river, 8 m. below Greenfield. 
Pop. 597. 

Superior, Lake, lies on the N. 
boundaiy of the U. States, and ex- 
tends from 84^ 40' to 92^ W. Ion. 
and from 46^ 30' to 49° N. lat. 
Its greatest length from E. to W. 
is490 miles, and its circumference 
J ,700 ; and its waters are discharg- 
ed through the straits of St. Ma- 
ry into Lake Huron. 

Suii-y, p-t. Hancock co. Me. 18 
m. N. E. Castine. Pop. 428. - 

Surrij, t. Cheshire co. N. H. 
64 m. S. W. Concord. Pop. 570. 

Surry, co. Va. Pop. 6,594. 
Slaves 3,340. 

Surnj, CO. N. C. Pop. 12,320. 
Slaves 1,365. Chief t. Hunts^ille. 

Susquehannah river, one of the 
largest livers in the United States, 
is formed by the union of two prin- 
cipal branches, the eastern and 
western. The eastern branch ri- 
ses in Otsego lake, (N. Y.) and 
running S. W. receives the Tioga 
near the Pennsylvania boundary. 
It then flows first S. E. and then 
S. W. till it receives the western 
branch at Northumberland, after 
which the course of the river is 
first S. and then S. E. till it falls 
into the he«d of Chesapeake 
bay near the N. E. corner of Ma- 
ryland. 

Susquehannah, co. Pa. Pop. 
9,960. Chief t. Montrose. 

Susquelmnnah, t. Dauphin co. 
Pa. Pop. 1,176. 

6'M.'!se.r,co.N. J. Pop. 32,752. 
Chief t. Newtown. 

Sussex, CO. Del. Pop. 24,057. 
Slaves 2,244. Chief towns, 
Georgetown and Lewistown. 

Sussex, CO. Va. Pop. 11,884. 
Slaves 7,045. 



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Sutton, p-t. Hillsborough co. N. 
H.25 m. N. W. Concord. Pop. 
1,537. 

Sutton, t. Caledonia co. Vt. 38 
lu. N. E. Montpelier. Pop. 697. 

Sutton, p-t. VVorcesterco. Mass. 
9 in. S. Worcester. Pop. 2,056. 
See Milbunj. 

Sutton, t. Meigs CO. Ohio. Pop. 
639. 

Swamscot. See Exeter river. 

Stoan, t. Hancock co. Me. 15 
m. N. W. Castine. Pop. 603. 

Swansborough, p-t. and cap. 
Onslow CO. IN'. C. on White Oak 
river, 40 ra. S. W. Newbern. 

Sicanseij, p-i. Cheshire co. N. 
H.60m. S. W. Concord. Pop. 
1,716. 

Swansey, p-t. Bristol co. Mass 
16 m. S. Taunton. Pop. 1,933. 

Swanton, t. Franklin co. Vt. on 
Lake Champlain, 36 m. IN. Bur 
iington. Here are extensive 
works for sawing marble, 2 forges 
o saw mills and 2 clothing works 
Fop. 1,607. 



Swantown, t. Kent co. Md. 3 m. 
S. E. Georgetown. 

Swanville, t. Hancock co. Me. 
on the W. side of Penobscot river. 
Pop. 503. 

Swatara, r. Pa. runs into the 
Susquehannah at Middletown. 

Sicatara, t. Dauphin co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,788. 

Siceclen, p-t. Oxford co. Me. 20 
m.S.W. Paris. Pup. 249. 

Sweden, p-t. Monroe co. N. Y. 
Pop. 2,761. 

Suedesborough, p-t. Gloucester 
CO. N. J. on Raccoon creek, 3 m. 
fr. its mouth, 20 S. Philadelphia. 

Siceet Springs, p-v. Monroe co. 
Va. 30 m. E. by IS. Greenbriar, 
93 W.Staunton. 

SwiJ^t, r. N. H. runs into the 
Saco, in Conway. 

Switzerland, co. Ind. on the 
Ohio. Pop. 3,934. Chief t. Ve- 
vay. 

Sycamore, t. Hamilton co. Ohio- 
Pop. 63. 



Table Mountain, in Pendle- 
ton district, S. C. 4,300 above the 
sea. 

Taghkannuc, mountains. New 
England, a western branch of the 
Green Mountains. It leaves the 
main range a little below Middle- 
bury, Vt. and running S. termi- 
nates on Long Island Sound, 20 
m. S. W. New-Haven. The 
highest summits are Taghkannuc; 
in the S. W. corner of Mass. 3,000j 
feet high ; and Saddle Mountain. 

Talbot, CO. Md. on the eastern 
shore. Pop. 14,389. Slaves 4,748. 
Chief t. Laston. 



Tallapoosa, r. Al. unites vith 
the Coosa^ 3 m. below fort Jack- 
son, to form the Alabama. 

Tallmadge, p-t. Portage co. , 
Ohio, 11 m. S. W. Ravenna. 
Here are an academy, a furnace, 
forge, and various mills. Pop. 742. 

TaUidah, on the map Turoree, 
V. Geo. the W. branch of the Tu- 
f>aloo. About 10 miles "from its 
junction with the Chatooga, it has 
for more than a mile worn a pas- 
sage through a ridge of mountains, 
in the course of which it descends 
Ibv successive pitches not less thaa 
1300 feet. 



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Taloney, station of the Ameri- ;gable for small vessels to Tauntoiij 
20 miles. 

Taunton, p-t. and cap. Bristol 
CO. Mass. on the W. side of Taun- 
ton river, 21 m. E. Providence, 36 
S. Boston. It is a pleasant town 
and contains a court-house, jail, 
academy, bank, and 5 religious 
societies ; also 2 cotton factories, 
a'furnace, nail manufactory, and 
3 rolling and slitting mills. Pop. 
4,520. 

Tcavasnensing, t. Northampton 
CO. Pa. Fop. 874. 

Tazewell, co. Va. Pop. 3,916. 
Slaves 463. Chief t. Jeflferson- 
ville. 

Tazewell, p-t. and cap. Clai- 
borne CO. E. Ten. 35 m. N. Knox- 

le. 

Teche, r. La. joins the Atchafa- 
laya, 15 m. fr. the gulf of Mexico. 

Telfair, co. Geo. Pop. 2,104. 
Slaves 646. 

Tell, t. Huntington co. Pa. | m. 
from Waterloo. Pop. 686. 

Tellico, p-t. Blount co. Ten. on 
the IN. bank of Tennessee river, 
t the confluence of the Tellico, 
50 m. S. \V. Knoxville. 

Temple, t. Kennebeck co. Me. 
40 m. N. W. Augusta. Fop. 615. 

Temple, p-t. Hillsborough co. N. 
H 45 m . S . Concord . Pop. 752. 

Templeton, p-t. Worcester co. 
Mass. 27 m. N. W. Worcester, 60 
U. N.W.Boston. Pop. 1,331. 

Tennessee, one the U. S. bound- 
ed IN. by Kentucky; E. by N. 
Carolina ; S. by Georgia, Alaba- 
ma, and Mississippi ; and W. by 
Mississippi river which' separates 
it from Arkansas ter. It lies be- 
tween 35° and 36^ 30^ N. lat. and 
between 81° 30' and 90° 10' W. 
bn. It is 430 miles long, 104 
broad, and contains 40.000 square 
'nilefi, or 25.600.000 acres. Pop. 
i::x'.,o05. Slaves 80,097. INiim- 



can Board of Foreign Missions 
among the Cherokees, on the 
Federal road. Here is a prospe- 
rous school, established in 1820, 
46 m. fr. Chatahoochy river, 62 
S.E. Brainerd. 

Tampa. See Hillsborffttgh Bay. 

Tumworth, p-t. Straftbrd co. N. 
H.eOm. S.Concord. Pop.1,442. 

Tanetftoion, p-t. Frederick co. 
Md. 27 m. N. by E. Frederick.s- 
town, 71 fr. Washington. It con- 
tains a number of mills, and some 
iron works. 

Tappahannock, p-t. port of en- 
try, and cap. of Essex co. Va. on 
the S. W. bank of the Rappahan- 
nock, 54 m. M. E. Richmond, 67 
fr. Williamsburg, 117 fr. Washing- 
lon. Shipping in 1816, 7,285 ton?. 

Tar, or Pamlico, r. N. C. is 
formed by several branches in the 
N. part of the Slate, and pursuing 
a S. E. course, falLs into P.imlico 
sound. Its whole length is about 
180 miles, and it is navigable for 
for vessels drawing 9 feet water, 
to Washington, 40 mile.s, and Tor 
boats carrying 30 or 40 hoosheads, 
to Tarborough, 50 miles fai thcr. 

Tarborongh, p-t. Edgecombe co. 
N. C. on the W. side of Tar river, 
8.*) m. above its mouth, 37 S. Hali- 
f\jx, 112 S. by W. Petersburg. 
Here is an academy. Large 
quantities of tobacco, pork, beef 
and Indian corn, are collected 
here for exportation. 

Tarpaulin Cove, on the coast of 
Mass. 3 leagues N. N. W. Holmes' 
hole, in Martha's Vineyard. 

TatnoU, CO. Geo. Pop. 2.644. 
Slaves 568. 

Taughkanick, t. Columbia co. 
N. Y. Pop. 3,600. 

Taunton, r. Mass. rises in PI' - 
month CO. and running S. W. fai!= 
into Nanaganset bay. Itisnuv'- 



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n ibzi, 36,146.— 
The Cumberland mountains run 
from S. W. to N. E. through the 
centre of the state, and divide it 
into East and West Tennessee. 

Tennessee, r. formed by several 
branches which rise in the wes- 
tern parts of Virginia and the Car- 
olinas, and unite a little west of 
Knoxville. It runs S. W. througii 
Tennessee into Alabama; then 
turns and runs N. W. through 
Tennessee into Kentucky, and 
empties itself into the Ohio. Its 
course resembles the letter V. It 
is navigable to the Muscle Shoals, 
259 miles, at all seasons. Here 
it spreads out, and becomes so 
shallow, that it is difficult for boats 
to pass, when the water is low. 
Abo\e the shoals there is no ob- 
struction for 250 miles, till you 
come to the Suck or Whirl, where 
the river breaks through the Cum- 
berland mountains. The river is 
here compressed to a width of 
about 70 yards. Just as it enters 
the mountain, a large rock pro- 
jecting from the northern shore, 
causes a sudden bend in the river ; 
the water is thrown with great 
violence and rapidity against the 
southern shoie, whence it rebounds 
around the point of the rock, and 
produces the whirl. Boats pass 
the whirl without much danger or 
difficulty. 

Tennessee ridge, separates the 
\vaters of the Tennessee and Cum- 
iand rivers. 

Tensaw, r. AI. the eastern out- 
let of Mobile river. It leaves the 
main stream 7 m. below Fort 
Stoddert, and passing by Blakely, 
flows into Mobile bay. 

Teiisaio, r. La. joins the Wa- 
chitta. 

Terre aux Boeufs, settlement, 



La. just above the English tuiii; 
in the river Mississippi. 

Terre Haute, p-v. Vigo co. Ind. 
on the E. bank of the Wabash, 3 
m. below Fort Harrison. 

Teton, Y. flows into the Missou- 
ri, 1,263 m. fr. the Mississippi. 

Tewksburij, p-t. Middlesex co. 
Mass. 23 m. N. Boston. Pop. 
1,008. 

Tewksburij, t. Hunterdon co. 
N. J. Pop. 1,490. 

Thames, r. Ct. which properly 
rises in Mashapaug pond in Union, 
and first passes into Massachu- 
setts ; it then turns to the S. and 
re-enters Connecticut, pursuing a 
southerly course till it falls into 
Long Island Sound at New-Lon- 
don, From its source to its junc- 
tion with the Shetucket it is cal- 
led Quinebaug, and from this 
point to the junction of INorwich 
river it is called Shecucket. It is 
navigable for sea vessels to Nor- 
wich 14 miles. 

Thomastoivn, p-t. Lincoln co. 
Me. on the W. side of Penobscot 
bay, 36 m. E. Wiscasset, 85 E. N. 
E. Portland, 203 N. E. Boston. 
It exports large quantities of lime 
and lumber. The Legislature in 
1823 authorised the erection of a 
state prison at this place, and ap- 
propriated for the purpose a sum 
not exceeding ^30,000. Pop. 
2,651. 

Thompson, p-t. Windham co. 
Ct. 46 m. E, N. E. Hartford. 
Pop. 928. 

Thompson, t. and cap. Sullivan 
CO. N. Y. 34 m. fr. Newburgh. 
Pop. 1,897. 

Thompson, t, Delaware co. 
Ohio. Pop. 173. — Geauga co. 
324.— Sandusky CO. 162. ^ 

Thompson' s Island, or Key West, 
smaH isl. off the S. coast of Flori-. 



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da, 7 miles long and 2 broad, with 
a good hiirbor. 75 m. N. by W. 
Havannah, 30 from the main land. 

Thorn, t. Perry co. Ohio, 6 m. 
N. W. Somerset. Pop. 1,031. 

Thornbuni, X. Chester co. Pa. 
^op. 202.— Delaware co. 537. 

Thorndike, t. Hancock co. Me. 
Pop. 433. 

Thorndike, t. Portage co. Oliio. 
Pop. 277. 

Thornton, t. Grafton co. N. H. 
55 m . iN . Concord . Pop. 857. 

Ticondf'.roga, p-t. Essex co. N. 
y. on Lake Cliamplain. Pop. 
1,493. The fortress of Ticonde- 
roga so celebrated in the history 
of American wars, is on a tongue 
of land at the contluence of Lake 
George creek with Luke Cham- 
plain, 15 m. S. Crown Point, 24 
N. Whitehall, in iN. lat. 43" 50'. 
Moimt Independence, often men- 
tioned in connection with Ticon- 
dcroga, lies on the E. side of the 
Lake about 2 m. S. E. of the fort 
Mount Defiance is on Lake 
George creek, and most complete- 
ly command.^ Ticonderoga. The 
remains of the fort are still con- 
spicuous. 

Timocta, r. Ohio, joins the San- 
duskv40m. S. Fort Stephen.son. 

Tinicum, t. Delaware co. Pa. on 
the Delaware. Pop. 182.— Bucks 
CO. 1 ,249. 

Tinmouth, t RuUand co. Vt. 31 
m. VV. Windsor. Pop. 1,009. 

Tioga, r. a large Western 
branch of the Susquehannah, rises 
in Pa. and running N. E. into 
T»}ew-York, receives the Conhoc- 
ton, at Painted Post, then turning 
S. E. re-enters Pa. and meets the 
Eastern branch of the Susquehan- 
nah at Tioga point, it affords 
good navigation for boats. 
^ Tioga, CO. '^.Y. Fop. 16,971. 
diieC t. Spencer. 



285 fOt 

Tioga, p-t. Tioga co. N.T. On 
the Susquehannah, 13 m. S. W. 
Binghampton, 170 from Albany. 
Pop. 1,816. 

Tioga, CO. Pa. Pop. 4,021. 
Chief t. Wellsborongh. 

Tioga, p-t. Tioga co. Pa. Pop. 

Tioga jyoint. Sec Athens, Pa. 

TioiJgiiioga Creek, N. Y. after a 
coursi- of 55 miles, joins the Che- 
nango. 

Tippecanoe, r. Lid. enters the 
Wabash 140 m. above VincMi- 
nes. On its hanks a severe bat- 
tle was fouglit, rs'ov. 1811, be- 
tween the U. S. troops and thfi 
Indians, in which the former were 
victorious. 

Tiahurij, X. Dukes co. Mass. on 
the N. side of Martha's- Vintyaid 
island, 3 m. fr. Chiimark. Pop. 
1,223. 

Tiverton, p-t. Newport co. R. I. 
13 m. N. E. Newport, 24 S. E. 
Providence. Pop. 2,875. 

Tobtj, X. Armstrong CO. Pa. Pop. 
I.I.'jG. 

Toby's creek, Y. Pa. runs into the 
E. side of Alleghany river, 20 m. 
below Fiankiin. 

Tockoa Fulls, in a small creek 
of the same name, which runs in- 
to the Tugaloo in Franklin co. 
Geo. The water which is collec- 
ted in a fine basin above the falls, 
flows through a fissure 20 feet 
wide in the rock, and falls nrr|'.en- 
dicularly 187 feet, expanding and 
taking the shape of fine rain, be- 
fore it reaches the bottom. 

Todd, CO. Ky. Pop. 6,089. 
Slaves 1,729. 

Tolland, X. Hampden co. Mass* 
on the W. side of Conrjec'icut ri- 
ver, 20 ra. W. S. W Springfield, 
Pop. 692. 

Tolland, CO. Ct. Pop. 14,330. 

Tolland} p-t. and cap. Tyiiand 



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N. E. Hartford. 



CO. Ct. 17 ra 

Pop. 1,607. 

Tonibigbee, or Tombeckbee, r. Al. 
rises in the X. part ol" the Stale, 
and flowing S. joins the Alabama 
about 70 ra. from die gulf of Mex- 
ico, to form the Mobile. It is 
navigable for large vessels for 9 
months in the year, to St. Ste- 
jihens, and for boats to the junc- 
tion of the Black Warrior. 

Tompkins, co. N. Y. Pop. 
20,681. Chief t. Ithaca. 

Tompkins, p-t. Delaware co. N. 
Y. 27 m. S. W. Delhi, 100 from 
Albany. Pop. 1,206. 

Tonneicaata Creek, N. Y. after 
91 course of 90 miles runs into the 
Niagara, 10 m. below Black Rock. 
It is a deep sluggish stream, boat- 
able 30 miles. From its mouth 
for 11 miles it forms tlie route of 
the Erie canal. 

Topsjield, p-t. Essex co. Mass. 
^m. N.Salem. Pop. 866. 

Topsham, t. Lincoln co. Me. 
•n the Androscogsiia, opposite 
Brunswick, 27 m. W. Wiscasset. 
Pop. 1,420. The courts of com- 
Kion pleas are held here. Here 
are many mills and mauufactories. 

Topsham, t. Orange co. Vt. Pop. 
3,020 

Torrington, p-t. Litchfield co. 
Ct. 2.3 ra. x\. W. Hartford, 7 N 
£. Litchfield. Pop. 1,449. Here 
is a large woollen factory. 

Tou-amensing, t. MontgomerA 
CO. Pa. Pop. 371. 

Towanda, t. Bradford co. Pa. 
Pop. 1.024. 

Toivusend, t. Windham co. Vt. 
32 m. S. Windsor. Pop. 1,406. 

Toicnseyid, p-t. IVLddlcsex co. 
JMa-ss. 44 m. ^. W. Boston. Pop. 
J, 482. 

Townsend, t. Huron co. Ohio. 
Fop. 166. — Sandusky co. 148. 

Troder's HiU, m JF^rt 4Urtj 



TRO 

Geo. on St. Marj's river, 40 m. a- 
bove St. Mary's. 

Trail s-ijlva?}ia, t. Jefierson co. 
Ky.at the mouth of Harrod's creek, 
8 m. above Louisville. 

Transylvcmia University. See 
Lexington, Ky. 

Tredrifjin. t. Chester co. Pa 
Pop. 1,449.' 

Trent, r. N. C. flows into the 
Neuse, at N'ewbern. It is naviga- 
ble for sea vessels 12 miles, and 
for boats 20. 

Trenton, t. Hancock 20. Me. o» 
Frenchman's bav, 30 m. N. E. 
Castine. Pop. 639. 

Trenton, p-t. Oneida co. N. Y. 
13 m. fr. Utica, 107 fr. Albany. 
Pop. 2,617. In this town there i» 
a fall of 100 feet in W, Canada cr. 

Trenton, city, Hunterdon co. IN. 
J. and capital of the state, is on 
E. side of Delaware river, oppo- 
s^ite the falls, 11 m. S. W. Prince- 
ton, 27 S. W. New-Brunswick, 30 
N. E. Philadelphia, 60 S. W. 
New York. Lon. 74^ 51' W. 
Lat. 'K)0 13' N . The river is nav- 
igable to this place for sloops, and 
100 miles above the falls, for boats 
of 8 or 9 tons. Trenton contains 
a handsome statehouse,6 churches, 
an academy, 2 banks, and 2 cot- 
ton factories, one of which em- 
ploys more than 3.J0 bauds. At 
the foot of the falls is an elegant 
bridge over the Delaware, 1,100 
Ifeet long. Pop. including Blooms- 
bury and Lamberton, 3,942. 

Trenton, p-t. and cap. Jones co. 
N. C. on the Trent, 20 m. W. 
Newbern, 81 N. N. E. Wilming- 
ton. 

Trigg, CO. Ky. Pop. 3,874. 
Slaves 816. 

Trovpsbnrg, t, Steuben co. N, 
Y. 20 m. S.W.Bath. Pop. 656. 

Troii, t. Cheshire co, N. H». 

Pop. m. 



T R U 287 

Troy, t. Orleans co. Vt. 47 m.i57 m 
N. MoiUpelier. Top. 277. 

Troij, p-t. Bristol co.Mass. IG m. 
S. Taunton, 48 S. Boston. Pop. 
1,591. 

Troij, city and cap. Rensselaer 
CO. N. Y, on the E. bank of tiie 
Hudson, 6 m. above Albany. It 
contains a court-house, prison, 
market-house, 2 banks, and 5 
churches. It is finely situated for 
a commercial and manufacturing 
town, being at the head of -sloop 
navigation, and the creeks which 
here fall into the Hudson, affording 
numerous excellent sites for water 
works. Here are 8 flour mills, an 
extensive cotton and woollen fac- 
tory, a paper mill, manufactory of 
fire-arms, shovel manufactory, roll- 
ing and slitting mill, besides several 
nail works, saw-mills, ^c. About 
30 sloops and 20 smaller vessels are 
employed in the trade of the town. 
Pop. 5,261. In commerce and 
wealth it is considered the fourth 
town in the State. 

Trnij^ t. Bradford co. Pa. Pop. 
536. • 

Trotj, t. Athens co. Ohio, at the 
confluence of the Hockhocking 
with the Ohio, 25 m. below Mari- 
etta. Pop. 527. — Cuyaiioga co. 
Pop. 347.— Delaware co. 253.— 
p-t. and cap. Miami co. on the VV. 
bank of the Miami. 21 m. N. Dav- 
ton, 66 W. Columbus. Pop. 293 
Here is a printing office. — t. Rich- 
land CO. Pop. 456. 

J'roijy X. and cap. Perry co. Ind. 
on the Ohio, at t.he mouth of An- 
derson's creek, 55 m.W. S. \V. 
Corydon. 

Trumbull, p-t. Fairfield co. Ct. 
17 m. VV. New-Haven. Pop. 1,- 
232. 

Trumbull, CO. Ohio. Pop. 15,- 
346. Chief t.Warreii. 

Truro, p-t. Barflstabie eo. Mass. 



TUR 

S. E. Boston, in a direct 
12 by the road ; 10 S. E. 
Provincetown. Lat. 42° 4' N. 
Lon.70^4MV. Pop. 1,241. 

Truro, t. Franklin co. Ohio, 7 
m. E. Columbus. Pop. 693. 

Truxion, p-t. Courtlandt co. N, 
V. 14 m. i\. E. Homer, 142 W". 
Albany. Pop. 2,956. 

Tnjone, t. Adams co. Pa. Pop. 
840. 

Tnjon Mouniains, N. C. border- 
ing on Tennessee. 

Ttiflonbo rough, t. Strafford co. 
N. H. Oil lake Winnipiseogee, 50 
m. N. W.Concord. Pop. 1,232. 

Tugeloo, r. Geo. is formed by 
the union of the Tallulah and 
Chatooga, and flowing S. E. joins 
ihe KioAeeto form Savannah riv- 
er. 

Tulhj, p-t. Onondaga co. N. Y. 
14 m. S. Onondaga, 50 S. of VV. 
Utica. Pop. 1,194. 

Tulpehocketi, t Berks co. Pa. on 
the N. side of the T(dpehocken 
which runs into the Schuylkill . 
Pop. 3,238. 

Tunbridge, p-t. Orange co. Vt^ 
30 m. N. Windsor. Fop. 2,003. 

Tunkhannock, r. Pa. runs into 
the E. branch of the Susquehan- 
nah, 35 m. above Wilkesbarre. 

Tunkhannock, p-t. Luzerne co.. 
Pa. Pop. 1,132. 

TurbcU, t. Mifflin co. Pa. Pop. 
1,165. 

Turbus, t. Northumberland ca. 
Pa. Pop. 2,752. 

Turin, p-t. Lewis co. N. Y. on 
Black rivei, which here has re- 
markable falls, 15 m. N. Rome, 
i6 N. W. Utica, 145 N. W. Alba- 
ny. Pop. 1,812. 

Turkeij Foot, p-t. Somerset co. 
Pa. Pop. 1,138. 

Turkeij Point, point ofland, Md. 
at the head of Chesapeake bay, 16 
m. S.VV. Elkion. 



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Turner, p-t. Oxford co. Me. on 
t\\£ Androscoggin, 18 m. E. Paris. 
liiSN. N. E. Boston. Pop. 1,726. 

Turoree. See Tallalah. 

Turtle Creek, t. Warren co. O- 
bio. Pop. 3,694. 

Turtle River, Geo. flows into the 
St. Simons sound. 

Tuscaloosa. See Black Warrior. 

Tuscaloosa, co. Ala. Pop. 8,229. 
Slaves 2,335. 

Tuscoraimsy the nanrie of the 
main branch of the Muskingum, 
above Coshocton. 

Tuscarawas, co, Ohio. Pop. 8,- 
328. Chief t. New Pliiladelphia. 

Tuscaraicas, t. Coshocton co 
Ohio. Pop. 975.-— Stark co, 735. 

Tnscarora, Indian v. Niagara 
CO. IN. Y. 2^ m. E. Lewistoun. 
Number about 300. They have a 
church and school, under the care 
<jf a missionary of the United For- 
eign Mission Society. 

Tuthilltown, p-v. in New Paltz 
Ulster CO. N. Y. on Shawangunk 
creek, with several mills. 12 m. 
W, of the Hudson, 22 S. Kingston. 

Twiggs. CO. Geo, Pop. 10,447 
Slaves 3,46.2. Chief t, Marion. 



Tii.iii, t. Dark co. Ohio. Pop, 
228.— Ross CO. on Paint Creek, 8 
m. W, Chillicothe. Pop. 1,512.— 
Preble co. 865. 

Tcinsburg, t. Portage co. Ohio. 
Pop. in 1822, 300. 

Ttjbee, isl. Geo. at the mouth of 
Savannah river. Lon. 81^^ 10'' 
W. Lat. 32^^ N. Here is alight- 
house, 

Tiigarts Valley. SeeBeverbj, Va. 

Tyger, t. S. C, runs into JBroad 
river, 

Tyler, co,Va. Pop.2,314. Slaves 
100. 

Tyngsborough, p-t. Middlesex 
CO. Mass. on the W. side of the 
Merrimack, 28 m. N. VV. Boston, 
Pop. 808. 

Tyrivgham, t. Berkshire co. 
Mass, 14 ni, S. S, E, Lenox. Pop, 
1,443. 

Tyrone, t. Fayette co. Pa. on 
the Youhiogeny,'l5 ra. N. Union. 
Pop. 1,058. — Huntingdon co. Pop. 
813.— Perry CO. 2,236, 

Tvirel, CO. N. C. Pop. 4,319. 
Slaves 1,261. Chief t. Elixabeth- 
town. 



U. V. 



Valley forge, place, Pa. on 
the Schuylkill, 15 m. N. W, Phil- 
adelphia. 

Valley (owns, a Baptist Missiona- 
ry station among the Cherokees, 
in t\tc S. W. corner of N. C, 

Vandalia, p-t. Bond co. 111. and 
cap. of the State, on Kaskaskia riv- 
er. It contains tlie public offices 
for the Supreme and Federal 
^courts, a state-prison, and ajirint- 
ing-office from ^vhich a newspaper 



Vanderburg, co. Ind. Pop. 1,- 
798. 

Va.Jtgeville, t. Ky, at the mouth 
of Saltlick creek, "on the Ohio, 36 
m, above Maysville. Here are salt 
works. 

VanweH, co, Ohio, formed 1820. 

Vassalbm-ough, p-t. Kennebeck 
CO. Me, on Kennebeck river, 8 m. 
N. Augusta, 12 from HallowelL 
Pop, 2,434. 

VaugiTte, t, Pulaski CO. Arkau- 
'sasTer, i^op. 123, 



VER 2 

Venango, co. Pa. Pop. 4,917 
Chief t.Tranklin. 

Veium^Oy t. Crawford co. Pa 
Pop. 630.— Erie co. 290.— Butler 
CO. 353. 

Venice, t. Huron co. Ohio, 3 m. 
W. Sandusky. 

Verdigris^ r. runs into the N. 
side of the Arkansas near Grand 
river. 

Vergenncs, city, Addison co. Vt. 
on Otter creek, at the Lower 
Falls, G ni. from Lake Champlain, 
13 from Middlebury, 29 S. Bur- 
linsiton. Pop. 815. 

Vcnnillion, p-t. Huron co. Ohio. 
Pop. 266.— t. Richland co. 639. 

Veniiillion, r. runs into Arkan- 
sas river. 

Fcr/no??f, one of the U. S. boun- 
ded N. by Lower Canada ; E. by 
New-Hampshire ; S. by Massa- 
chusetts ; and VV. by New-York, 
from which it is separated in part 
by lake Champlain. It lies be- 
tween 42° 44' and 45° N. lat. and 
between 71° 38' and 73° 26' W. 
Ion. It is 157 miles long from N. 
to S. 90 broad on tlie northern 
boundary, 40 on the southern, and 
contains 10,212 square miles. Pop. 
235,579. Militia in 1821, 20,871. 

Vernon, t. Windham co. Vt. on 
Connecticut river, 49 m. S. Wind- 
sor.^ Pop. 627. 

Vernon, p-t. Tolland co. Ct. 12 
m. N. E. Hartford. Pop. 966. 

Vernon, p-t. Oneida co. N. Y. 17 
m.W. Utica. Pop. 2,707. Here 
is a glass factory. 

Vernon, p-t. Sussex co. N. J. 21 
'^. N. E. Newton. Pop. 2,096. 

Vernon, t. and cap. Montgomery 
CO. Geo. 

Vernon, t. and cap. Hickman co. 
West Ten. 

Vernon, p-t. Trumbull co. Ohio. 
20 m. N. E. Warreii. Pop. 514. 
*~t, Clinton co. 7 m. S. W. Wil- 



89 VIE 

mington. Pop. 1,383. — Knox cr, 
403.— Scioto CO. 317. 

Vernon, t. and cap. Jennings co. 
Ind. on White river, 40 m. N. 
Charlestown, 46 S. W. Brookvillc. 

Veroim,\t-X. Oneida co. N. Y. ou 
Oneida lake and the Erie canal, 
10 m. W. Rome, 20 N. W. Utica. 
Pop. 2,411. 

Versailles, p-t. and cap. AVood- 
ford CO. Ky. on a creek runninj^ 
into Kentucky river, 13 m. from 
Frankfort, 13" S. W. by S. Lex- 
ington. Here are an academy, 
and some mills and manufactories-. 

Veahire, t. Orange co. Vt. 35 ni-, 
N. Windsor. Pop. 1,210. 

Vevaij, p-t. and cap. Switzerland 
CO. Ind. is pleasantly situated ou 
the second bank of Ohio river, 25 
feet above high water mark, and 
is nearly equidistant from Cincin- 
nati, Lexington, and Louisville, 
45 miles from each. The inhabi- 
tants are emigrants from the Pays 
de Vaud, in Switzerland. In 
1817, it contained 84 dwelling 
houses, a court-house, jail, mar- 
ket-house, church, printing-office, 
a library of 300 volumes, and a 
literary society. Here the culture 
of the vine has beep successfully 
introduced. 

Victor, p-t. Ontario co. N. Y. 
Pop. 2,084. 

Vienna, p-t. Kcnnebeck co. Me. 
26 m. N. VV. Augusta. Pop. 665. 

Vienna, p-t. and port of entry, 
Dorchester co. Md. on the W. 
side of the Nanticoke, 15 m. from 
its mouth. Shipping in 131G, 
16,360 tons. 

Vienna, p-t. Oneida co. N. Y. on 
Oneida Jake. Pop. 1 ,307. 

Vienna, t. Green co. Ky. oa 
Green river, 158 m. VV. S. W. 
Lexington. 

Vienna, p-t. Trumbull co. Oliid; 
8 m. E. Warren. Pop. 527. ^ 



V I R 290 

Vigo, CO. Ind. Pop. 3,390. 
Chieft.Tene Haute. 

Vinalhaven, t. Hancock co. Me 
on the Fox islands in Penobscot 
bav, 13 m. S« Castine. Pop 
1,308. 

Vincennes, p-t. and cap, KnoN 
f o. Ind. and the largest town in the 
State, i.s on the E. bank of the 
Wabash, 100 m. from its jiinctioi 
with the Ohio in a direct line, bu 
nearly 200 by the course of the 
rner, 120 W. N. W. Louisville. 
160 N. E. Kaskaskia, 140 E. St. 
Louis. It was setded about a 
century ago by the French from 
Lower Canada. WiUiin a few 
years Ameiican emigrants have 
flocked hither in great numbers 
and the society is rapidly improv- 
ing. In 1818 the town containec 
250 dwelling-houses and stores, a 
handsome brick court-hou 
land-office, a bank with a capital 
of 51,500,000, a library of 700 vol- 
umes, a Roman Catholic chapel. 
2 market houses, 2 printing-offi- 
ces, and a large brick building in- 
tended for the use of the Staff 
College. The college, however, 
is to be located at Bloomington. 

Vincent, t. Chesterco. Pa. on the 
Schuylkill. Pop. 1,918. 

Vlncmrd, t. Chester co. Pa. or 
the Schuylkill. Pop. 1,918. 

Vineiiard, t. Grand Isle co. Vt 
on isle Motte, in Lake Champlain. 
28 m N. Burlington. Poj). 312. 

Vicht, t. FairfieW co. Ohio, V2 
m. N. W. Lancaster. Pop. 1,123 

I'irgil, p-t. Courtlandt r.o. N. Y 
10 m. S. Homer, 155 W. Albanv 
Fop.2,4H. 

Vir^iniiy , one of the U. S. boun- 
ded N. by Pennsylvania; N. E. 
by Maryland ; E. by the Atlantic • 
S. bv North Carolina and Tennes 



U NI 

It lies between 36"^ 30^ and 40*^ 
43' IS. lat. and between 75=^ 25' 
and 83° 40' \V. Ion. It is 370 
miles long, and contains about 
64,000 St], miles. Pop. 1,065,366. 
Slaves 425,153. Militia in 1821, 
88,915. The staple productions 
are tobacco and wheat. Value of 
exports in 1S20, ^4,557,9.57, of 
which all except ,^8,829 was do- 
mestic produce. Value of manu- 
factures in 1810, ^15,263,473. 
Shipping in 1816, 70,361 tons. 

Ulster, CO. ^. Y. Pop. 30,934. 
Chief t. Kingston. 

UUter, t. Bradford co. Pa. Pop. 
704. 

Ulysre.^, p-t. Tompkins co. N. 
Y. on Cavuga lakd, 14 m. S. E. 
Ovid, 180 W. Albany. Pop. 
6,345. 

Umbcivcg, Lake, partly in Me. 
and partly in N. H. 20 miles long 
and 10 broad, discharges its wa- 
ters into Margallaway river. 

Uvadilla,r. N. Y.' runs into the 
Susnuehannah. 

Unadiila, p-t. Otsego co. N. Y- 
on the Susquehannah,34 m. S. W. 
Coopenstown, 100 W. Albanv. 
Pop. 2,194. 

Vnaka, mountains between Ten- 
nessee and N. Carolina. 

Umlerhill, t. Chiitenden co. Vt, 
15 m. N. E. Burlington. Pop. 



633. 

Union, \)-t. Lincoln CO. Me. 29 
m. N. E. Wiscasset, 190 fr. Bos- 
ton. Pop. 1,391. 

Union, t. Tolland co. Ct. 33 m. 
N. E. Hartford. Pop. 757. 

Union, p-t. Broome co. N. Y . 
on the Susqnehannah, 6 m. W. 
Chenango point, 140 ^V. Catskill. 
Pop. 2,037. 

Union, p-v. in Grcenwicl^, 
Washington co. N. Y. on the Bat- 



see ;" W. bv Kentiirlsy and Ohio, icnkill, 34 ni. N. Albany. Pop. 



UNI 



^91 



UTf 



SCO. It contains an academy, 2sas,on the W.bank of Grand riv- 



churches, and extensive cotton 
'and other manufactories. 

Union, t. Essex co. N. J. Pop. 
1,567. 

Union, CO. Pa. Pop. 18,619. 
Chief t. Mifflinburs- 

Union, p-t. Fayette co. Pa. on 
Redstone creek. Pop. 3,005. 14 
m. S. by E. Brownvilie, 58 S 
Pittsburg. 

Union, t. Huntingdon co. Pa 
Pop. 1,078.— Mifflin co. 1,39 I.- 
Erie CO. 200. — Luzerne co. 686. — 
Union co. 1,369.— Schuvlkill co 
367. 

Union, CO. S. C. Pop. 14,126. 
Slaves 4,278. 

Union, CO. Kv. Pop. 3,470 
Slaves 1,035. Chief t. Morgan- 
field. 

Union, CO. Ohio. Pop. 1,996 
Chief t. Marysville. 

Union, t. Belmont co. Ohio, 7 
m. W. St. Clairsville. Pop. 1,651 
— Champaign co. 708. — Clermont 
CO. 1,165. — Clinton co. 1,656.— 
Fayette co. 1,069. — Highland co, 
730. — Knox co. 955. — Laurence 
CO. 519. — Licking co. 829. — Lo- 
^an CO. 6l6. — Madison co. 720. — 
Miami co. 1,064. — p-t. Montgom- 
ery CO. 12 m. N. W. Daytou. — t 
Muskingum co. 10 m. E. Zanes- 
ville. Pop. 990.— t. Ross co. on 
the Scioto. 5 m. above Chillicothe. 
Pop. 2,778.— t. Scioto co. on the 
Scioto, 8 m. above Portsmouth. 
P*op. 3-2. — t. Union co. 1,356. — t. 
AVarreji co. E. of Lebanon. Pop. 
Here is a village of Sha- 



er, zo m, from the Arkansas, 2o 
from the principal Osage village. 
In 1820, a mission was established 
here for the benefit of the Indians, 
by the United Foreign Mission So- 
ciety. The number of the mission 
family is about 20. 

Unity, p-t. Kennebeck co. Me. 
30 m. N. Augusta. Pop." 978. 

UnUti, p-t. Cheshire co. N. H. 
50 N . VV. Concord. Pop. 1 ,277. 

UnitJi, t. Westmoreland co. Pa. 
Pop.2;4o6. 

Unitif, t. Columbiana co. Ohio. 
Pop. 1,195. 

Volneij, t. Oswego co. N. Y. on 
Onondaga river, ^ rn. W. Rome. 
Pop. 1,691. ' 

Volnntoivn, t. Windham co. Cf. 
Pop. 1,116. 

Upper, t. Lawrence co. Ohio. 
Pop. 414. 

Upton, t. 
14 m. S. E. 



1,382. Mere 

kors. 4 m. W. Lebanon, 30 fromjSchuyler, 1.3 m. S. 

Cincinnati. — t. Washington co. oni93 W. N. W. Albanv 



Worcester co. Mas.=!. 
Worcester, 38 S. W. 
Boston. Pop. 1,088. 

Urbanna, v. in Pordand, Cha- 
tauque co. N. .Y. 2 m. from lake 
Eric. 

Urbamm, p-t. Middlesex co. Va. 
on the S. side of the Rappahaa- 
no( k, 60 m. E. N. E. Richmond. 

Urbanna, p-t. and cap. Cham- 
paign CO. Ohio, 44 m. W. Colum- 
bus, 34 N. E. Dayton. Here are 
a bank and printing-office. Pop. 
1,772. 

Utica, a flourishmg incorpora- 
ted post-village of N. Y. situ- 
ated on the S. bank of the 
.Mohawk, on the site of Old Fort 
E. Rome, 
It is hand- 



the Muskingum, 2 m. above Ma- somely laid out, and contains 7 
rietta. Pop. 353. — t. Washin^lonlchurches : 2 for Presbyterian?, 1 



CO. 24 

Union, CO. 111. Pop, 2,363. 
Chief t. Jouesburg. 

Union, t. Lawrence co. Arkan- 



for Episcopalians, 1 for Metlio- 
dists, 2 for Baptists, and 1 for Ro- 
man Catholics ; an academy, 4 
pri'ntl>ig-on'iccfijand 2 Ijairks. Tlte 



WAC 



292 



Supreme Court holds its October 
term in this town. This village is 
the central point where the prin- 
cipal turnpikes from various part« 
of the State unite, and it forms the 
key of trade and travel between a 
large section of the western coun- 
tiy and the Atlantic ports. The 
Erie canal passes through it and 
adds to its importance. Lai. 43^. 



W Al 

75° 13' 



VV. Fop, 



6' N. Lon. 
2,972. 

Ulica, t. Jefferson co. Ky. on 
the Ohio, 8 m. N. Louisville. 

Utrecht, t. Kings co. on Long 
Island, N. Y. 10 ra. S. New-York. 
Pop. 1,009. 

Uxbridge, p-t. Worcester co. 
Mass. 19 m. S. Worcester, 40 S. 
VV. Boston. Pop, 1,531. 



w. 



Wabash, (pronounced JJ^or- 
iiash,) r. Ind. rises in the N. £ 
j)art of the state, and flowing in s 
S. W. direction, falls into the 
Ohio 30 m. above the Cumber 
land. For the last half of its 
course it is (he boundary between 
Indiana and Illinois. It is more 
than 600 miles long, and is navi 
gable for keel boats 400 miles, to 
Ouitanon, where there are rapids. 
Above the rapids small boats can 
Hscend nearly to its source. 

Wabash, co. Ind. Pop. U7. 

IVachita, parish, La. Pop 
2,896. Slaves 83G. 

Wachita, Washita, or Ouachitta, 
r. Arkansas, which rises among 
tbe Ozark mountains, in lat. 34*^ 
lb' N. and lon. 93^^ 30' W. and dis- 
charges itself into Red river, in 
La. From its mouth to the con- 
fluence of the Catahoula, about 30 
juiles, it is called Black river. 

The Hot "springs are situated in 
Jat. 3-4-5 31' IN. lon. 92° b{y 45" W. 
near the foot of the Ozark moun- 
tains and 6 m. N. of the Wachita. 
They are about 70 in number and 
rise at the bottom and along one 
.side of a deep ravine, through 
which a small creek flow.*, receiv- 
ing the water of the springs and 
di.scharging itself several miles 



below into the Wachita. The 
springs are of different tempera- 
ture ; the average is 126|°, that of 
the hottest spring 151° Fahren- 
heit. The waters are efficacious 
in the cure of many diseases ; and 
though the accommodations are 
miserable, the country being al- 
most a wilderness, there are fre- 
quently 200 or 300 persons collec- 
ted here, some from a distance of 
000 miles. 

Wachovia, in N. C. a tract of 
land of 100,000 acres, extending 
from the Yadkin to Haw and 
Deep rivers, and occupied by Mo- 
ravians. Chief places, Salem^ 
Bethabara, and Bethany. 

rirtc/msf^jUit. in Princeton, Masg. 
upwards of 2,000 feet above the sea. 

Waddington, formerly Hamilton ^ 
p-v. in Madrid, St, Lawrence co. 
l\. Y. on the St. Lawrence, oppo- 
■ite Ogden's Island. Here is aii 
icademy. 

Wadesboroitgh, p-t. and cap. 
Au.son CO. N. C. 76 m. W. Fay- 
ettcville, 50 E. Salisbury. 

Wadmelaw. See John's Inland. 

Wadsicorth, t. Medina co. Ohig. 
Pop. 361, 

Waitsjield, p-t. Washington co. 
Vt. 11 m. S. W. Moniocricv- 
Pop. ^?.'75 



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Wake, inland co, N. C. Pop 
20,102. Slaves 7,417. Chief t 
Raleigh. 

Wakefield, p-t. Strafford co. N 
H. 35 "in. N. Portsmouth. Pop 
1,518. 

Wakkamaiv, r. which falls into 
Winyaw bay at Georgetown, S. C 

Walden, p-t. Caledonia co. Vt 

22 m. 'N. E. Montpelier. Pop 
580. 

WaUloborough, p-t. and port of 
entry, Lincoln co. Me. 22 m. N 
E. Wiscasset, 180 N. E. Boston 
Pop. 2,244. Shipping in 1816, 
19,882 tons. 

Wales, t, Lincoln co. Me. 26 m 
]N. VV. Wiscasset. Pop. 515. 

Wales, t. Erie co. IS. Y. Pop 

\Valker, p-t. Centre co. Fa. 
Pop. 694. 

Wallabmt, or Wallaboght, the N. 
E. part of Brooklyn, on Long Isl- 
and, N. Y. ; the "^site of a navy 
yard of the U. States. 

WaUina:ford, p-t. Rutland co. 
Vt. 25 ni. W. Windsor. Pop. 
1,670. 

Wallingford, p*t. New-Haven 
CO. Ct. 13 m. N. E. New-Haven 

23 S. W. Hartford. Pop. 2,237 
It contains an academy, and 5 
churches. 

Wallkill, r. joins the Hudson, at 
Kingston, N.Y. 

Wallkill, p-t. Orange co. N. Y. 
20 m. W. Newburg, 118 from Al- 
bany. Pop. 4,887. 

Walnut, t. Fairfield co. Ohio, 
12 m. N. E. Lancaster. Pop. 
1,198. — t Pickaway co. on the 
Scioto, 7 ni. above Circleville. 
Pop. 1,483.— t. Gallia co. 11 m. 
S. Gallipolis. Pop. 281. 

Walnut, Big, r. Oliio, runs into 
the Scioto, 10 miles below Colum- 
bus. 

Wcdmit HUls, p-v. and fort, 



Warren co. Miss, on the Missis- 
sippi, 12 m. below the Yazoo, 13i 
above Natchez. 

Walpach, t. Sussex co. N. J, on 
Delaware river, 50 m. N, W . 
New-Brunswick. Pop. 822. 

Walpole, p-t. Cheshire co. N. 
H. oil Connecticut river, at Bel- 
lows Falls, 11 m. S. Cha'rlestowH, 
12 N. W. Keene, 60 fr. Concord. 
Pop. 2,020. Here are a printing- 
office and academy. 

Walpole, t. Norfolk co. Mass. 20 
m. S.W.Boston. Pop. 1,366. 

Waltham, t. Addison co. Vt. oa. 
Otter creek, 30 m. S. Burlington. 
Pop. 264. 

tValtlutm, p-t. Middlesex co. 
Mass. on Charles river, 11 m. W. 
N.W.Boston. Pop. 1,677. The 
Waltham cotton manufactory is 
the most extensive in the Uni- 
ted States. About .^00 workmen 
are employed, who manufacture 
weekly 35,000 yards of cloth. 

Walton, p-t. Delaware co. N.Y, 
15 m. S. W. Delhi, 86 from Alba- 
ny. Pop. 1,432. 

Walton, CO. Geo. Pop. 4,192. 
Slaves631. Chief t. Monroe 

Wafitage, t. Sussex co. N. J, 15 
m. N. Newtown. Pop. 3,307. 

Ward, t. Worcester co. Mass. 
7 m. S. Worcester, 45 W. S. W. 
Boston. Pop. 608. 

Wardsborough, p-t.Windhara co. 
Vt. 38 m. S. Windsor. Pop. 1,- 
016. 

Ware, p-t. Hampshire co. Mass, 
21 ra. S. E. Northainpton. Pop. 
1,154. 

Ware, r.Mass. receives the Qua- 
boag, atBrookfield,and takes the 
name of Chicapee. 

Wareham, p-t. Plymouth cOv 
Mass. on the sea coast, 17 m. S. 
Plymouth. Pop. 962. 

Warminster, t. Bucks co. Pa*. 
Pop. 695, 



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29-i 



Warminster, p-t. Amherst co. 
Va. on James river, 90 m. above 
Richmond. 

JVarmSpring, or Jackson's Moun- 
tains^ ridge of the AUeghanies in 
Va. 

Warm. Springs. See Wochita. 

Warner, p-t. Hillsborough co. 
N. H. 16 ra. W. Concord. Pop. 
2,246. 

7Far?en, p-t. Lincoln co. Me. 30 
m. E. VViscasset. Pop. 1,826. 
Here is an academy. 

Warren, t. Grafton co. N. H. 
65 m. N. Concord. Pop.54-L 

Warren, t. Addison co. Vt. Pop. 
320. 

Warren, p-t. Bristol co, R. Isl- 
and, on the E. side of Warren riv- 
er, 11 m. S. E. Providence, 19 f» . 
Newport. Pop. 1,806. The village 
is pleasantly situated, and contains 
2 churches, an academy, and a 
bank. Shipping abont 3,000 tons 

Warren, \)-i. Litchfield co. Ct 
38 m.froni Hartford, 45 from New- 
Haven. Pop. 875. 

Warren, CO. ^. Y. Pop. 9,453 
Chief t. Caldwell. 

Warren, p-t. Herkimer co. N. 
Y. 10 m. S. Herkimer, 15 N. Ot- 
sego, 70 VV. Albany. Pop. 2,013. 

Warren, i. Somerset co. N. J 
Poo. 1,452. 

Wvren, co. Pa. Pop. 1,976. 

Warren, p-t. and cap. Wnrren 
CO. Pa. on the right bank of the 
Alleghany, at the junction of the 
Connewango, 70 m. E. S. E. Erie. 
Here is a good harbour for boats. 
Pop. 132. 

Warren, t. Bradford co. Pa. 
Pop. 389.— p-t. Franklin co. 527. 

Warren, co. N. C. Pop. 11.- 
158. Slaves 6,754. Chief t. War- 
ren ton. 

Warren, co. Geo. Pop. 10,630. 
Slaves 4,041. Chief t. Warrenton. 

Warren, co. Missis>ippi. Pop. 



WAR 

1,287. 



Chief 



2,693. Slaves 
VVarrenton. 

Warren, co. W. Ten. Pop. 10.- 
348. Slaves 950. Chief t. Mac- 
Minville. 

Warren, CO. Ky. Pop. 11,776. 
Slaves 2,554. Chief t. Bowling 
Green. 

Warren, co. Ohio. Pop. 17,- 
837. Chief t. Lebanon. 

Warren, p-t. and cap. TrumbuU 
CO. Ohio, on the Mahoning 45 ni. 
S. E. Fairport, on lake Erie, 77 
N. W. Pittsburg. It has a court- 
house, jail, printing-office, bank, 
and Presbyterian church. Pop. 
775. — t. Jefferson co. on the Ohio. 
6 m. below Steubenville. Pop. 2,- 
432.— t. Belmont eo. 14 m. S. W. 
St.- C^airsville. Pop. l.,491.— t. 
Tuscarawas co. 1,032. — t. Wash- 
ington CO. on Ohio river, 3 m. be- 
low Marietta. Pop. 460. 

War reiib'irg, p-t. Warren co. N. 
Y. on the Hu'dson, 7 m. W. Cald- 
well. Pop. 956. 

Warrensville, t. Cuyahoga co. 
Ohio. Pop. 133. 

Warrenton, t. and cap. Faquier 
co.Va.30 m. N. N. W. Frede- 
ricksburg. It is handsomely built, 
and contains a court-house, jail, 
and 2 churches. 

Warrenton, p-t. and cap. War- 
ren CO. N. C. 16 m. E. Hillsbo- 
rough, 56 N. N. E. Raleigh, 83 S. 
Peters!)urg, Va. It stands in an 
elevated, licalthy situation, and 
contains a court-house, jail, INIcth- 
odist church, and 2 academies. 

Warrenton, p-t. and cap. War- 
en CO. Geo. 65 m. N. N. E. Mill- 
edgeville. Pop. in 1810, 123. Here 
s an academy. 

Warrenton, p-t. and. cap. War- 
fn CO. Miss, on Mississippi river, 
18 m. below Walnut Hills. 

Warrinvton, t. Bucks co. Pa-. 
Pop. 515.— York. co. 1,274. 



W AS 



195 



H^arrior's Mark, t. Huntingdon 
CO. Pa. Pop. 809. 

JVarftaw, t. Somerset co. Me. 
Pop. 315. 

iVarsaw, p-t. Genesee co. N. 
Y.20 in, S. Batavia. Pop. 1,658. 

Waisaw, isl. Geo. 16 miles in 
cii-cumference. Lon. Sl*^ 8' W. 
Lat. 32° 52' N. 

Warsaw, t. Harrison co. Ind. on 
the Ohio. 14 m. fr. Corydon. 

Wancirk, p-t. Franklin co. 
Mass, 12 m. E. Greenfield. Pop. 
1,256. 

Warwick, t. and cap. Kent co. 
H. I. on the N. W. arm of Narra- 
^anset bay, with a good harbour 
for vessels o( from 20 to 50 tons 
Pop. 3,643. It is extensively en- 
gasjed in manufactures, having, be 



WAS 

m. VV. C3ncord. 



Pop, 



N.H. 

992. 

Washino-tnn, co. Vt. Pop. 14,- 
113. Chief t.Monfpelier. 

Wushins:ton, p-t. Orange co. Vt. 
43 m. N. Windsor. Pop. 1,160. 

Washington Mt. See Whitei 
Mmintains. 

Washington, t. Berkshire co. 
Mass. 8 ni. E. Lenox. Pop. 750, 

Washington, co. R. I. Pop. 
15,687. Chief t. South Kingston. 

Washington, p-t. Litchfield Ct. 
40m.S. W. Hartford. Pop. l,- 
487. Here are 2 mills for sawirft; 
marble, 2 forges, 1 slitting mill,! 
nail factory, 2 trip hammers, 4 
grain miIL'!,*2 fulling mills, 2 card- 
ing machines, and 5 saw mills. 

Washington, co. N. Y. Pop. 



sides smaller manufactures,no less|38,831. Chief towns, Salem and 



than 15 cotton factories, contain 
ing together 18,000 spindles. It 
has also some shipping employed 
in the coasting trade. Here are 2 
incorporated banks. 

Waricick, p-t. Oranqe co. N. Y. 
10 m. S. Goshen. .54 N.New York, 
120 S. Albany. Pop. 4,506. Here 
is an academy. It has extensive 
iron works. 

Warwick, t. Bucks co. Pa. Pop 
1,115. — Lancaster CO. 2,777. 

Warwick, t. Cecil co. Md. 9 m. 
N. E, Georgetown. 

Warv:ick, CO. Va. Pop. 1,608. 
Slaves 9.34. 

Warioick, t. Chesterfield co. Va. 
on the S. side of .Tames river, 5 m. 
below Richmond. 

Wanvick t. Tuscarawas co. 0- 
hio. Pop. 485. 

Warwick, co. Ind, Pop. 1,749. 
Chief t. Darlington. 

Washington, co. Me. Pop. 12,- 
774.^ Chief t. Mac bias. 

Waxhing^on, t. Hancock co. 
Me. 20 m. N.W. Canine. 

Washington, p-t. Cheshire co. 



jKin^sbury. 

Washington, p-t. Dutchess co. 
N. Y. 15 m. N. E. Poughkee[)sie, 
80 S. Albany. Pop. 2,882. Here 
is a respectable Quaker boarding 
school. 

Washington, v. in Watervliet, 
v. Y. on the Hudson, opposite 
Trov. Here is aU. S. arsenal. 

Washington, p-t. Morris co. N.. 
J. Pop. 1,876.— t. Burlington co. 
1,225. 

Washington, co. Pa. Pop. 40,- 
038. Chief t. Washington. 

Wjshington, p-t. and cap. Wash- 
ngton CO. P:». near the head 
branches of Chartier's ereek, 25 
m. S. W. Pittsburg, 32 E. N. E. 
Wheelinj, 25 N. W. Brov- nsville. 
[fisa flouri^hina: town, surround- 
ed bv a fertile and we!) cultivated 
country, and contained in 1818, 
an elegant court-house, a college, 
2 banks, 2 printing-offices, a large 
steam flour miil, be.=^ides other 
manufacturing establishments, 4f)0 
dwelling houses, and 1,687 inhab- 
itants. Washington college had 



WAS - 296 

Lft 1817, a president, 2 professors, 
a library and philosophical appara- 
tus, and GO or 70 students connect- 
ed with it, either as undergradu- 
ates, or as pursuing preparatory 
studies. The principal college ed- 
ifice is of stone, with two brick 
win^s. 

Washington, t. Fayette co. Pa. 
Pop. 2,749.— Franklin co. 4,997. 
— Indiana co. 1,057. — Lancaster 
CO. on the E. bank of the Sus- 
quehannah, 3 m. below Columbia. 
— t. Lycoming co. Pop. 1,743. — 
Westmoreland co. 1,478. — York 
CO. 1,001.— Union, co, 1,427. 

Washington, co. Md. Pop. 23,- 
C75. Slaves 3,201. Qiief t. E- 
lizabethtown. 

Washington City, Dist. Col. the 
metropolis of the U. States, is 
pleasantly situated on the iN. E. 
bank of the river Potomac, at the 
point of land formed by thejunction 
of the Eastern branch, 300 miles 
from the mouth of the river, and 3 
below the head of (he tide. It is 
separated from Georgetown on the 
xS'. W . by Rock creek, and Tyljti 
creek passes through the middle 
of the city. A. bridge is erected 
over the Potomac a mile in Icngtli. 
Washington is regularly laid out 
in streets running due north and 
soutli, intersected by others at right 
angles. Besides these streets, 
wliich are from 80 to 110 feet 
■wide, there are avenues from 
130 to 160 feet broad which di- 



W A S 

nues diverge are spacious 'squares? 
The ground embraced in the plan 
of the city is very extensive, but 
only a small portion of it is yet oc- 
cupied with buildings. 

The principal public buildings 
and establishments are — 1. The 
Capitol, which is finely situated on 
an eminence, commanding a view 
of the city, and adjacent country. 
According to the original plans, it 
is to be composed of a central edi- 
fice and two wings. The two 
wings are already built, and the 
central building is begun. The 
wings are each 100 feet square, 
and the whole building when com- 
pleted will be a most magnificent 
edifice, presenting a front of 362 
feet. 2. The President's house, sit- 
uated about a mile and a half west 
of the capitol, on the avenue lead- 
ing to Georgetown. It is 170 feet 
by 85 and two stories high. 3. 
Four spacious brick buildings 
erected in the vicinity of the Pres- 
ident's house, for the accommoda- 
lion of the heads of the great de- 
partments of government. 4. A 
comfortable marine barrack, with 
a house for the residence of the 
commandant of the marine corps, 
5. An extensive navy yard,situated 
on the EasteruBranch, which forms 
a safe and commodious harbour. 
Here is an elegant marble monu- 
ment, erected by the American of- 
ficers to the memory of their breth- 
len, who fell before Tripoli. 6. A 
mail fort, which, from the ex- 



verge from centres in vai , ..., —- -_ 

parts of the city, crossing the treme southern point of the land 
other streets transversely. Thejon which the city stands, com- 
avenues are named after the mands the channel of the Potomac, 
different States in the Union, the And, 7. The general post-office, a 
streets which run east and wesljbrick edifice, about a mile W.N. 
after the letters of the alphabet,! W. of the Capitol, where the pa- 
and those which run north and lent office is also kept. The style 
south are numbered 1.2,3, &ic. of the architecture of the Capitol 
At the points from which the avc-jis Corinthian. auU that ef tbef 



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297 



W A S 



PresidciU's house Ionic ; and ljotli|N. C. on tlie E. bank of Tar river, 
' " " 40 m. from its month. Vessels 
drawing 9 feet water ascend to tJiis 
place. 

Washington, co. Geo, Pop. 10,- 
r,27. Slaves 3,898. Chief t. San- 
dcrsvillc. 

Wayhiiffton.p-t. and cap. Wilkes 
CO. Geo.oOm. W. IN. W. Aucusta. 
Fop. G9o. Il is regularly laid out, 
and contains a court-house, jail, 
hank, academy, and printing of- 
fice, from which a newspaper is is- 
sued. 

Washington., co. Al. Chief t 
St. Stephens. 

/JWi/?7£'/<?»;p-t. Adams co. Tliss, 
on St Catherine's creek, 6 m. E. 
Natchez, in a healthy and pleas- 
ant situation, and surrounded by 
wealthy and well peo|)led settle- 
ments. Jefferson college in this 
town was incorporated in 1802, the 
edifice is 170 feet by 40. Pop. in 
1818, 1,000. 

Washington, co. La. Pop. 2,- 
517 Slaves oo9. 

Washington, co. East Ten. Pop. 
9,557. Slaves 979. Chief t. Jones- 
borough. 

Washington, p-t. and cap. Rhea 
CO. E. Ten. on the W. side of Ten- 
nessee river,75 m. S.W.Knoxville. 

Washington, co.Kv. Pop. 15,- 
957. Slaves 3,734. Chief t. Spring- 
field. 

Washington, p-t. and cap. Ma*, 
son CO. Ky. 3 m. S. W. Mays\ille. 
It is regularly laid out, and con- 
tains a brick jail, 2 churches, an 



buildings are constructed of free 
stone. The capitol square is in- 
closed by a strong and handsome 
iron railing ; and being planted 
with trees, and otherwne orna 
mented, will afford a delightful 
Avalk for the ii)hal)itants and visit- 
ors of the city. Similar improve- 
ments are going on at the Presi- 
dent's square, which will add 
jfrcatly to its beauty and accom- 
modations. 

Washington also contains a city 
liall, a theatre, peniientiaiy, cir- 
rus,2 masonic lialls,4 banks, inclu- 
ding a branch of the U. States 
V)ank, a female orphan asylum, 
Lancasterian School, 9 printing- 
offices, an extensive cannon found- 
cry, a paper mill, window-glass 
manufactory, and 13 houses for 
public worship, 3 for Presbyteri- 
ans, 2 for E])iscopalians, 2 for 
Baptists, 2 for Methodists, 2 for 
Catholics, 1 for Friends, and 1 
lor Unitarians. Among the lite- 
rary institutions are a medical 
society, a botanical society, and 
the Columbian Institute, which 
consists of 5 classes, viz. mathe- 
matical sciences,physical sciences, 
moral and political sciences, gen- 
eral literature, and the fine arts. 
For account of Cofumbian College 
see Columbia district. Pop. 13,- 
322, of whom 2,045 are slaves. 
The number of houses in 1822, 
was 2,229, of which about one 
half weie of brick, Lat. 38° 58' 



N. Lon. of the capitol, 76° 55' 50'' academy, and printing office 



W. from Greenwich 

Washington, co. Va. Pop. 12,- 
444. Slaves 1,908. Chief t. Ab- 
ingdon. 

Washington, co. N. C. Pop. 3,- 
98G. Slaves 1,667. Chief i. Ply- 
mouth. 

Washingtrnt p-t. Beaufort CO. 



Pop. 



Washington, co. Oh 
10,425. Chief t. Marietta. 

Washington, t. Clermont co. 
Ohio, on Ohio river. Pop. 1,942. 
— Columbiana co. 700. — Coshoc- 
ton CO. 715 — Dark co. 456. — p-t. 
and cap. Fayette co. 40 m. S. W. 
Columbus, 3b N .ChUlicothe. Pop. 



WAT 



298 



WAT 



191. — t. Franklin co. on the Scio- London, 37 IV. Hartford, 
to, 10 ni. above Columbus. Pop.J2,239. 
137. — p-t. Guernsey CO. lOiii. E 
Caml)ridge. Pop. IGl. — t. Lick- 
ins CO. G68.— Miami co. 490 



Pop, 



Waterford, p-t. Saratoga co. N. 
Y. on the Hudson, at its conflu- 
ence with the Mohawk, opposite 



— -Montgomery CO. on the Miami, jLansingburgh, with which it is 
11 m. below Dayton. Fop. 3,174. connected by abridge, 10m. above 



—Pickaway co. 2,000.— Preble 
CO. 1,562.— Richland co. 638.— 
Scioto CO. at the junction of the 
Scioto and Ohio rivers, opposite 
Portsmouth. Fop. 50.'>. — Warren 
CO. 929.— Wayne co. 379. 

Washington, co. Ind. Pop. 9,- 
039. ChTeft. Salem. 

Washington, p-t. and cap. Davis 
co.Tnd. atthe forks of White riv- 
er, 20 m.fr. Vincennes. 

Washington, co. 111. on Kaskas- 
kias river. Pop. 1,517. Chief t 
Covington. 

Washington, co. Mo. Pop. 2,- 
769, of whom 426 are slaves 
Chief t. Potosj. 

Wasliington Po7V,formed by the 
confluence of the S.and E. branch 
esof Elizabeth river, 1 m. above 
Norfolk, V^a. Here is a U. S. ma 
rine. hospital of brick. 

Wafer borough, i)-t. York co. Me. 
35 m. N.York. Pop. 1,763 

Watcrburij, p-t. Washington co. 
Vt. on Onion river, 12 m. N. W. 
IMoatpelier. Pop. 1,269. 

Waterbwy, p-t. New-Haven co. 
Ct. 20 in. from New-Haven. Pop. 
2,882. Here is a manufactory of 
gilt buttons. 

Waterer., small r. S. C. joins the 
Catawba and gives its name to the 
common stream which unites with 
the Congarce to form^Santee river. 

Water ford, p-t. Oxford co. Me. 
12 m. S; W. Paris. Pop. 1,035. 
^ Waterford, p-t. Caledonia co. 
Vt. on Connecticut river, 32 m. 
E. Montpelier. Pop. 1,247. 

Waterford, t. New-London co. 
Ci- on the Thamesj 4 m. fr. New- 



Albany. A bridge is also here 
thrown across the Mohawk, and 
commands a view of Cahoos falls. 
Pop. 1,184. 

Waterford, I. Gloucester co. N. 
J. Pop. 2,447. 

Waterford, p-t. Erie co. Pa. on 
Le Boeuf, a navigable branch of 
French creek, 16 m. S. Lake 
Erie. Pop. 579. — t. Susquehan- 
hah CO. 790. 

Waterford, p-t. Washington co. 
Ohio, on the Muskingum, 16 a.\. 
above Marietta. Pop. 475. 

Waterloo, p-v. and half-shire, 
Seneca co. N. Y. on Seneca river, 
7 ni. E. Geneva. Here are falls 
in the river, arouud which locks 
are constructed. Waterloo is a 
rapid growing place. It contains- 
a court-hou.se, jail, and a printing- 
office, from which a newspaper is 
issued. 

Waterqueechij . See Qiteechy. 
JVatertou-n, p-t. Middlesex co. 
Mass. on Charles river, 7 m. from 
its mouth, and 7 W. N. W. Bos- 
ton. It contains several manufac- 
iig establishments, and a na- 
tional arsenal. Pop. 1,518. 

Wafertown, p-t. Litchfield co. 
Ci. 26 m. from New-Haven,* 30 
from Hartford. Fop. 1,439. 

Watertoini, p-t. and cap. JefTer- 
.son CO. N. Y. on Black river, 12 
m. from Sackett's Harbor, SON. 
Utica, 174 N. W. Albany. Pop. 
2,766. It contains a courthouse, 
jail. State arsenal, and printing- 
office, from which a wcekfy paper 
is issued. In the opposite bank of 
the river is a reiBuriiabie caveyii^ 



WAY i:i 

H'iiterviUe, p-t. Kennebeck co. 
Me. on the W.side of Kennebeck 
river, opposite Winslow, 20 m. IS . 
Hallowell, 15 S. E. Norridge- 
wock. Pop. 1,709. It contains a 
bank and has considerable trade. 
There is a flourishini^ village on 
the Kennebeck, at Teconic falls, 
which are at the head of boat 
navigation on the river, and afford 
numerous excellent sites for mills 
and manufacturing establishments. 

The Waterville College, under 
the direction of the Baptist deno- 
mination, was comnicnced in 
1318 ; its officers are a President, 
Professor of Theology-, and Pro- 
fessor of Languages. \ buildinsf 
of brick is erected 80 feet by 40 
for the accommodation of the stu- 
dents, the number of whom in 
1822 was 22, including 5 in theol- 
ogy. A latin school is attached to 
the college. In 1820, the State 
legislature granted the College 
^1,000 annually for seven years. 

IVutervliet, p-t. Albany "co. N 
Y. on the Hudson, 6 m. above Al- 
bany. Pop. 2,806. It contains a 
bell foundery and a manufactory 
of iron screws. 

IVatkinsonviUe, p-t. and cap. 
Clark CO. Geo. 10 m. S. Athens. 

Wawarsin^, t. Ulster co. N. Y. 
25 m.S.W. Kingston. Pop. 1,811. 

Wame, p-t. Kennebeck co. Me. 
20 m.'W. Augusta. Pop. 1,051. 

JVayjie, p-t. Steuben co. IS. Y. 
15 m.'N.'E. Bath, Poi). 3,G07. 

Waijne, co. Pa. Pop. 4,127. 
Chief t. Bethany. 

Wafim, CO. N. C. Pop. 9,040. 
Slaves 3,162. Chief t. Waynes- 
borough. 

Wayne, co. Geo. Pop. 1,010. 
Slaves 333. 

Wayne, co. Miss. Pop. 3,323. 
Slaves 1,065. 



<9 W A Y 

Wayne, co. West Tea, Fop.' 
2,459. Slaves 72. 

Wayne, co. Ky. Pop. 7,951. 
Slaves 553. Chief t. Monticello. 

Wayne, co. Ohio. Pop. 11,993. 
Chief't. Woosier. 

Wayne, t. Adams co. Ohio. Pop. 
771. — t. Ashtabula co. 12 m. S. E. 
.Jefferson. Pop. 624. — Belmont 
CO. 16 m. S. W. St. Clairsville. 
Pop. G24.~Butler co. 8 m. JV. 
Hamilton. Pop. 1,552. — Cham- 
paign CO. 905. — Clermont co. 459. 

Columbiana co. 724. — Dark co. 
268. — Fayette co. 925. — Jefferson 
CO. lOui. W. Steubenville. Pop. 
1,696.— Knox co. 1,101.— Mont- 
gomery CO. on the IVliami, 7 m. 
above Dayton. Pop. 729.— Pick- 
away CO. on the Scioto, ojjposite 
Circleville. Pop. 950.— Scioto 
CO. 541. — Wavne co. 676. 

Wayne, co.' Ind. Pop. 12,119. 
Chief t. Ccntrcville. 

Wayne, Qo.lW. Pop. 1,114. 

Wayne, co. Mo. Pop. 1,443. 

Wayne, co. Michigan Ter. 
Chief t. Detroit. Pop. (except 
Detroit,) 2,152. 

Waynesborovgh, bor. and p-t. 
Franklin co. Pa. — p-t. and cap. 
Green CO. 22 m. S. Washington, 
51 S. S. W. Pittsburg. Pop. 298. 

Waynesborotigh, p-t and cap. 
Wayne co. N. C. on the Pseuse, 50 
m. S. E. Raleigh. 

Waynesborovgh, p-t. and cap. 
Burke CO. Geo. on Briar creek, 14 
m.fr. Savannah river, 30 S. Au- 
gusta, 25 N. E. Louisville, 100 N, 
W. Savannah. It contains a 
court-house and jail, an academy, 
and 2 churches. 

Waynesbiirg, v. in Haverstraw, 
Rockland CO. N. Y. Here is aa 
academy. 

Waynesville, p-v. and eap. Hay- 
wood co. IS.C. 



WEN 

WaynesvUle, p-t. Warren co 
Ohio, on the Little Miami, 10 m 
E. Lebanon. Pop. 517,— t. Wood 
CO. 517. 

Weave, p-t. Hillsborough co. N. 
H. n m. S. W. Concord. Pop. 
2,781. 

WeatJiersfield, p-t. Windsor co. 
Vt. on Connecticut river, 7 m. be- 
low Windsor. Pop. 2,301. 

WeatJiersfield. See Wether sfield. 

Weathers f eld, t. Trumbull co. 
Ohio, 5 m."^ S. E. Warren. Pop. 
526. 

Weld, t. Oxford co. Me. 25 ra. 
N. Paris. Pop. 480. 

Weldon, t. Halifax co. N. C. at 
the falls in the Roanoke. 

Wellington, t. Bristol co. Mass 
on the VV. side of Taunton river, c 
m. S. Taunton, 35 S. Boston. Pop 
954. 

Wells, p-t. York co. Me. on the 
coast, 13 m. N. N. E. York, 32 S. 
W. Portland. Pop. 2,660. 

Wells, t. Rutland co. Vt. 37 m 
^\^ Windsor. Pop. 986. 

Wells, t. Hamilton co. N. Y. 
Pop. 331. 

iVellshorough, p-t. and cap. Tic 
ga CO. Pa. 45 m. N. Williamsport 

Wellsbiirg, p-t. and cap. Brooks 
CO. Va. pleasantly situated on the 
Ohio, 6 m. below Steubenville, 17 
above Wheeling, 39 by land S. W. 
Pittsburg, 80 l.'y water. It con- 
tains about 200 houses, a court- 
liouse and jail, an academy with 
about 60 students, a church, prin- 
ting office, pottery, and one of the 
most extensive white-glass manu- 
factories in the Western States. 

Welshfield, t. Geauga co. Ohio. 
Fop. 100. 

Wendell, t. Cheshire co, N. H. 
40 m. N.W.Concord. Pop. 603. 

Wendell, t. Franklin co. Mass. 
12 m. E. Greeofield. Fop. 958. 



300 WES 

Weiiham, p-t. Essex co. Mass. G 
m. N. E. Salem. Pop. 572. 

Wentworth, p-t. Grafton co. N. 
H. 58 ra. N. Concord. Pop. 807. 

Wesley, t. Washington co. Ohio, 
15 m. W. Marietta. Pop. 392. 

West, t. Huntingdon co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,244. 

West, t. Columbiana co. Ohio, 
Pop. 722. 

Westbnrovgh, p-t. Worcester co. 
Mass. 13 m. E. Worcester, 30 W. 
Boston. Pop. 1,326. 

West Boylston, p-t. Worcester 
CO. Mass. 10 m. N. Worcester.. 
Pop. 886. 

West Bridgexcater, t. Plymouth 
CO. Mass. incorporated in 1822. 

Westbrook, t. Cumberland co. 
Me. 3 m. W.Portland. Pop. 2,494. 

West Cambridge, p-t. Middlesex 
CO. Mass. 9 m. from Boston. Pop. 
1,064. 

West Cayuga, v. Seneca co. N. 
Y. on the W. side of Cayuga lake, 
connected with East Cayuga by a 
bridge 316 rods long. 

West Cliesler, co. N. Y. Pop. 
32,638. Chief towns, Bedford and 
White Plains. 

Westchester, p-t. Westchester 
CO. N. Y. 12 m. from New-York. 
Pop. 2,162. 

Westchester, p-t. bor. and cap. 
Chester co. Pa. 24 m. W. Phila- 
delphia. Pop. 552. 

Westerlo, t. Albany co. W. Y. 
Pop. 3,458. 

Westerly, p-t. Washington c*. 
R. L on tlie sea coast, 35 m. W. 
Newport, 36 S. W. Providence. 
Pop. 1,972. See Pawcainck. 

Western, p-t. Worcester co. 
Mass. 22 m. S. W. Worcester. 
Pop. 1,112. 

Western, p-t. Oneida co. N. Y- 
on the Mohawk, 20 m. from Utica* 
Fop.«,237, 



WES 301 

Western States, a division of tlie West more 
U. S. comprising the states whicli 
lie wholly west o<' the Allegliany 
mountains; viz. Ten., Ky., Ohio, 
Ind,,III., andMo. 

West Fairlee, t. Orange co. Vt. 
35 m. S. E. Monlpelier. 

Westfield, t. Orleans co. Vt, 42 
m. N . Montpelier. Pop. 225. 

West field, p-t. Hamden co. Mass 
6 m. W. Springfield. Pop. 2,GG8 

Westjield,v. Mass. falls' into the 
Connecticut at West-Springfield, 

Westjhld, t. Ri<hmond co N, 
Y. at the S. W. extremity of Staten 
Island. Pop. 1,616. 

Westjeld, p-t. Essex co. N. J. 7 
m. VV.EHzabelhtou'n. Pop. 2,358. 

Weslfield, t. Medina co. Ohio 
Pop. 178. 

Westford, p-t, Chittenden co. Vt 
13 m. N. E. Burlington. Pop 
1,023. 

Westford, p-t. Middlesex co 
Ma.ss. 28 na. N. W. Boston. Pop 
2,409. Here is an academv. 

Westford, p-t. Otsego co.' N. Y 
8 m. S. E. Cooperstown. Pop 
1,526. 

West Greenivich, t. Kentco. R. 1 
18 ni, S. W. Providence. Pop 
1,927. 

Westhampton, t. Hampshire co. 
Mass. 9 m. VV. Northampton. Pop. 
896. 

West Haven, p-t. Rutland co 
Vt. on Lake Cham plain, 47 m. W 
Windsor. Pop. 684. 

Westland, t. Guernsey co. Ohio 
6 m. W. Cambridge. Pop. 676. 

Westminster, p-t. Windnam co. 
Vt. on Conuecticut river, 27 m. 
below Windsor. Pop. 1,974. 

Westminster, p-t. Worcester co 
Mass. 21 m. N. Worcester, 64 W. 
N. W. Boston. Pop. 1,634. 

Westminster, p-t. Frederick co 
Md. 26 m. N. W. Baltimore, 4^7 N 
Washington. 

£1 



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t. Essex CO. Vt. 43 
ra. N. E. Montpelier. Pop. 18. 

Westmoreland, p-t. Cheshire co. 
N. H. on Connecticut river, 65 m. 
S.W.Concord. Pop. 2,029. 

Westmoreland, p-t. Oneida co. 
N. Y. 10 m. W. Utica, 8 S. Rome, 
107 W.Albany. Fop. 2,776. 

Westmoreland, co. Pa. Pop. 
30,540. Chief t.Greensburg. 

Westmoreland, co. Va. Pop. 6,- 
901. Slaves 3.393. Chief t. Leeds. 

West J\'eirhu7i/, t. Essex cb. 
Mass. set off from Newbury. 

Weston, p-t. Middlesex co. Mass. 
15 m. W. Boston. Pop. 1,041. 

Weston, p-t. Fairfield co. Ct. S 
ni. from Long Island Sound. Pop. 
2,767. Here is an academy. 

Weston, t. Windsor co. Vt. Pop. 
890. 

Westoum, t. Delawnrc co. Pa,4 
m. E. S. E. Westchester, 19 W. 
Philadelphia. It contains a large 
and respectable Quaker boarding 
school. Pop. 755. 

West Point, p-v. and military 
post, in Cornwall, Orange co N. 
Y. on the W. bank of the Hud-on, 
at the passage of the river th.\'iigli 
the highlands, 7 m. S. Newbbvg, 
58 N. New-York. During the Re- 
volutionary war it was strongly for- 
tified, and deemed one of the most 
important posts in America,but the 
works are now iu ruins. A mili- 
tary academy was established heie 
in 1802, by the general govern- 
ment, and in 1812, 25,000 dollars 
were appropriated for erecting- 
buildings, and procuring a library 
and apparatus. The acaderny has 
7 professors and assistant (^rc'es- 
sors, a chaplain, an instructor ia 
tactics, an instructor in artillery, a 
surgeon who i.e. acting professoi: of 
chemistry, a teacherof the French 
language, a teacher of dravvingy 
and a sword master. The terra oi^ 



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study is 4 years. The number of 
cadets is limited to 250. 

Westport, p-t. -with a port, Bri-- 
tol CO. Mass. 24 m. S. Taunton, 
59 S. Boston. Pop. 2,633. 

Westport, p-t. Essex co. N. Y. on 
Lake Chainplain. Pop. 1,095. 

Westport, p-t. Henry co.Ky.on 
a high bluff near the Ohio, 48 m. 
below Kentucky river, 17 above 
Louisville. 

West, Qiioddy Head, in Lubec, 
Me. the S. W. point at the en- 
trance into Passac aqnoddy bay 
Here is a light-house. 

West River, r. Vt. runs into the 
Connecticut 10 m. from the S. 
boundary of the State. 

West-Springfield, p-t. Hannden 
CO. Mass. on Connecticut river; 
opposite Springfield. Pop. 3,246. 

West- Stockb ridge, p-t. Berkshire 
CO. Mass. 10 m. S. W. Lenox. 
Fop. 1,034. 

West-Union, p-t. and cap. Ad- 
ams CO. Ohio, 56 m. S. VV. Chilli- 
cothe. Pop. 406. 

Wethersjield, p-t. Hartford co. 
Ct. pleasantly situated on the W. 
bank of Connecticut river, 4 m. 
below Hartford. It exports" large 
quantities of onions to different 
parts of the U. Stales, and to the 
W. hidies. Pop. 3,825. Here is 
an academy. 

Weybridge, t. Addison co. Vt. on 
Otter Creek, opposite Middlebury 
Fop. 714. 

Wey?nouth, p-t. Norfolk co. Miss. 
14m. S.Boston, 17 S. E. Dcd- 
ham. Pop. 2,407. 

Weymouth, t. Gloucester co. N. 
J. Pop. 787. 

Wharton, t. Fayette co. Pa. 
Fop. 1,276. 

Whateleij,^-\. Franklin co. Mass 
on the W. side of Connecticut 
river, 10 ra. above Northampton 
Pop. W6 



l^lieatfield, t. Indiana co. Pa. 
Pop. 2,020. 

nliee/er, t. Steuben co, N. Y, 
Pop. 798. 

Wheeling, p-t. and cap. Ohio 
CO. Va. on Ohio river, at the 
mouth of Wheeling creek, 140 m. 
W. by JN. Cumberland, 57 m. S. 
VV. Pittsburgh, by the road, 95 by 
the river, it stands on a high 
bank, and coniained in 1817, a 
court-house, jail, church, nail fac- 
tory, and about 200 houses. The 
great road from Wheeling to Cum- 
berland on the Potomac, was e- 
rected by the U. States at an ex- 
[jense ot ^1,800,000. This road 
completes the communication be- 
tween Baltimore and the navigable 
western waters. 

Wheeling, t. Guernsey oo. Ohio, 
on Wills creek 6 m. N. Cam- 
bridge. Pop. 406. — Beliviont co. 
4m.\N. St. Ciairsville. Pop. 1,482. 

Wheelock, p-t. Caledonia co. Vt. 
30 m. IN. E. Montpelier. Pop. 906. 

Whetpain, t. Montgomery co. 
Pa. Pop. 1,126. 

White, CO. West Ten. Pop. 
tJ,701. Slaves 593. Chief t. Sparta. 

White, CO. 111. Pop. 4,825. Chief 
t. Carmi. 

Whiie Creek, t. Washington co. 
N. Y. 36 m. N. E. Albany. Pop. 
-2,377. Here is academy. 

Whiie deer, p-t. Northumberland 
CO. Pa. on the Susquehannah. 
Pop. 1,077. 

Whitefeld, p-t. Lincoln co. Me. 
on both sides of Sheepscol river, 
15 m. N. Wiscasset. Pop, 1,429. 

White eld, t. Coos co. N. H. 4 
m. from Connecticut river, 120 N. 
Concord. Pop. 281. 

Whitehall, (formerly Skenesbo- 
rough,) p-t. Wabhinglon co. N. Y. 
at the ». extremity of Lake Cham- 
plain, 65m. N. Afbanv, 70 S. Bur- 
Jingtoji, 150 S. St, Johns. It has 



AVHI 

4 churches. Pop. 2,341. White- 
hall village is a well built and a 
thriving little place, on both sides 
of Wood Creek, at its entrance in- 
to Lake Champlain, and at the 
head of n.ivigation on the lake. 
A steamboat piies between White- 
hall and St. John's, through the 
whole length of the lake. The 



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you come to a region of duarfish 
evergreens, about the height of 
a man's head, putting forth nu- 
merous strong horizontal branches 
which are closely interwoven with 
each other, and surround the 
mountain with a formidable hedge, 
a quarter of a mile in thickness. 
On emerging from this thicket, you 



trade of a considerable extent of are above all woods, at the foot of 



country is naturally concentrated 
here, giving to tlie village the hus- 
tle and crowded aspect of a port. 
The canal, connecting Champlain 
with the Hudson terminates at 
tliis place. 

Whitehall, t. Lehigh co. Pa, on 
the Lehigh, 10 m. W. r^ . W. Beth- 
lehem. Pop. 3,430. 

Wkitelancl, East, t. Chester co. 
Pa. Pop. SVS.— West, Tio. 

Whiteleij, CO. Ky. Pop. 2,3-10. 
Slaves %. 

Whiteniarsh, or Flowertoxon,\i-X. 
Montgomery eo.Pa.on tiie Schuyl- 
kill, 12 m.'N. W. Philadelphia. 
Pop. 1,601. 

White Mountains, or White Hills, 
mountains, New-Hampshire, ly- 
ing 30 m. N. of Winnipiseogee 
lake, and 70 jN. Concord. They 
arc the loftiest in the U. States 
Within a circuit of GO miles there 
are 6 peaks, whose elevation ex- 
ceeds 4,000feet, and mount Wash- 
ington, the highest summit, is be- 
tween 6,000 and 7,000 feet above 
the sea. Mount Washington i; 
frequently visited by traveller' 
who ascend it by various routes 
but most usually from the S. E 
commencing in the town of Con- 
way, and following the course of 
Saco river, which hasits origin high 
in the mountain. After climbing by 
the side of the mountain for a con- 
siderable distance, the trees be- 
gin to diminish in height, till at 
<he elevation of about 4,000 feet, 



what is called the bald part of the 
mountain, which consists of a huge 
pile of naked rotks After attaining 
the summit, the traveller is recom- 
pensed for his toil, if the sky be 
serene, with a most noble and ex- 
tensive prospect. On the S. E. 
is seen tbe Atlantic Ocean, the 
nearest part of which is 65 miles 
distant in a direct line, and on the 
south is seen Winnipiseogee lake. 
The barren rocks which extend 
for a great distance in every direc- 
tion from the summit, add "a mel- 
ancholy grandeur to the scene. — 
The Kutch or Gaj), on the west 
side of the mountains, is a deep 
and narrow defile, in one part only 
22 feet wide. The road from Lan- 
caster to Pordand, which passes 
through this gap, is crossed by the 
river Saco. Several brooks, the 
tributaries of the Saco,;,fall down 
the sides of the mountains, form- 
ing a succession of beautiful cas- 
cades, some of them within sight 
of the road. 

Whiteplains, p-t. Westchester 
CO. N. Y. 6 m. E. Hudson river, 
30 from iVew-York. Pop. 675. 

Whiteriver, Ind. runs nearly par- 
allel with the Ohio, at the distance 
of from 40 to 60 miles, and enters 
the Wabash, 16 miles below Vin- 
cennes. 

White river, t. Knox co. Ind. 

White river, r. Arkansas ter. ris- 
es in the Ozark mountains in about 
Ion. 94° W. and lat. 36° N. and 



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flowing E. receives Black river 

in lat. 35° 15' N. after which its 
course is southerly. JNear its 
mouth it divides into two branch- 
es ; the smaller branch flows S. 
W. -4^ miles and joins the Aikan- 
sws, while the eastern enters the 
Mississippi in lat. 34^ N. 15 m. 
above Arkansas river. While liv- 
er is navigable tor keel boats 400 
miles, to Harding's ferry, and du- 
lin^ a considerable part of thf 
year^ 100 miles further. 

JJ'hite river, t. Lawrence co. Ar- 
.kansas ter. Pop. 820. 

Whites borough, p-v. in Whites- 
town, ^and cap. of Oneida co. 
N. Y. 4 m. N. W. Utica. It i.- 
handsomely built and contains a 
c.ourt-housej jail, academy, and 2 
churches. 

Whitestoicn, p't. Oneida co. N. 
Y. comprising the viilascs of Utica, 
W'hiiesljoro' and 
Pop. 5,219. 



and cap. Coliim- 

Hamillon co. 0- 

runs into the 
20 m. below 



I Ohio, .^ow< 
at Coshoc 



WhilCiviUp, t. 
bus CO. N. C. 

IVhifeicater, t. 
hio. Pop. 1.G61. 

White water, r 
Miami, in Ohio, 
Urookville. 

White 7coman's river 
into the Muskingum, 
ton. 

Whiting, p-t. Addison co. Vt. 
^wi Otter creek, 50 m, S. W. Mont- 
pelier. Pop. 609. 

Whitingham, |)-t. Windham co. 
Vt. 52 m. S. Windsor. Pop. 1,397. 

Whitley, t. Green co. Pa. Pop. 
1,722. 

Wilbrahom, t. Hamden co. Mass. 
iO m. S. E. Sprinsfield, 89 S. W. 
Boston. Po)). 1,979. 

Wilcox, CO. Al. Pop. 2,917. 
Slaves 1,354. Chieft. Prairie Bluff". 

Wilkes, CO. N. C. Pop. 9.967. 
Bbves 1,191. 



Wilkes, p-t. and cap. Wilkes Co. 
N. C. 50 m. W. Germanton. 

Wilkes CO. Geo. on the S. side 
of Broad river. Pop. 16,912. 
Slaves 9,356, Chieft. Washing- 
ton. 

Wilkesbai-re, or Wilkesburg, for-, 
meily Wyoming, p-t. and cap. Lu- 
zerne CO. Pa. on the S. E.side of 
t!ic Sus'iueliannah. It contains a 
bank, and academy. A dreadful 
massacie was committed in this 
place, during the American war, 
by the Indians under the command 
of colonel Butler. 119 m. N. W. 
Philadelphia, 121 N. E. Harris- 
bur^. Pop. 1,602. 

Wilkesviilc, p-t. Gallia co. Ohio, 
18 m. N. W. Gallipolis. Pop. 391. 

Wilkinson, co. Miss. Pop. 9,- 
718. Slaves 5,76L Chieft. Wood- 
ville. 

Willaviantic, r. Ct. unites with 
JNew-Harlford.ithe INatchaug or mount Hope, at 
Windham, and forms Shetucket 
liver. 

Willes, t . Bradford co. Pa. Poj). 
301. 

Willet, t. Courtlandt co. N. Y. 
Pop. 437. 

Williams, t. ^Northampton co. 
Pa. Pop. 1,590. 

/r'?7/wms,co.Ohio, formed 1820v 

WilliamsboroiJgh, p-t. and cap. 
Grenville co. iS. C. pleasantly sit- 
uated on a crCok which runs into 
ilie Roanoke, 17 m. fr. Warren- 
ton, 48 JN . E. Hillsborough. Here 
is an academy. 

Williamsburcr, t. Penobscot co. 
Me. 40 m. NrW. Bangor. Pop. 
107. Here is a quarry of marble. 

Williamsburg, p-t. Hampshire^ 
CO. Mass.^8 m. N. W. Northamp- 
ton. Pop. 1,087. 

Williomsburg, p-t. James Cit^^ 
CO. Va. 60 m. E. Richmond, situa- 
ted between two creeks, one of 
wUich falls iuto Jamee, the other 



WIL 

into York liver. Tlie public 
buildings are the college, an Epis 
copal church, a capitol, court 
house, jail, and hospital. Pop. 1,402. 

The college of VVilliam and Ma- 
ry has a library of between 3,000 
and 4.000 volumes, and a valuable 
philosophical apparatus. There 
are nominally G professorships, but 
only 3 or 4 are occupied. The 
buildings are of brick, and suffi 
cient for the accommodation of a- 
bout 100 student. 

JVilliamsburir, district, S. C 
Pop. 8,716. Slaves 6,864. Chief 
I. Kin^stree. 

Wiuiamsburff, p-t. and cap. of 
the above, 72 ni. N. N. E. Charles- 
ton. 

Williamsburg, p-t. and cap 
Jackson co. Ten. on the N. side of 
Cumberland river, \b ni. E. JN. E. 
Carthage. 

Williavisburgj p-t. and cap. 
Clermont co. Ohio, on the easi 
fork of the little ^liami, 14 m. 
from Ohio river, '22 S. E. Cincin- 
nati. Pop. 1.777. Here is a print- 
ing office. 

Williainson, p-t. Ontario co. N. 
Y. on lake Ontario, 20 m. N. Ca- 
uandaigua. Pop. 2,521 . 

Williamson, co. West Ten. Pop. 
'^0,640. Slaves 6.972. Chief t. 
Franklin. 

Wiiliamsport, p-t. bor. and cap. 
Lycoming co. Pa. on the W. 
branch Of the Susquebannah, 38 
m. above Northumberland. Pop. 
624. 

Wiiliamsport, j>t. Washington 
oo. JMd. on the Potomac, at the 
ii>outh of the Conecochcaguc, 6 ni. 
W. Elizabethtown, 37 IN. by E. 
IV' inch ester. 

IVilliamston, p-t. and cap." Mar- 

1 CO. N. C. on the Roanoke 50 



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Williamstown : p-t. Orange co. 
Vt 45 m.N. Windsor. Pop. 1,481. 

WilliLxmstoion, p-t. Berkshire co. 
Mass. in tho N. W. corner of the 
state, 28 m. N. Lenox, 138 W. N. 
AV. Boston. It is watered by Hoo- 
sack and Green rivers. Pop. 2,010. 

Williams College in this town, 
incorporated in 1793, has a presi- 
dent, 2 professors, and 3 tutors, a 
library of about 1,500 volumes, a 
valuable philosophical and chem- 
ical apparatus. The number of 
students in 1822, was 78. The 
whole number who had been edu- 
cated here in 1817, >vas 473. The 
buildings are two edifices of brick, 
about 100 feet long and 40 wide, 
and 4 stories high, containing a 
chapel, library room, philosophic- 
al chamber, und 60 rooms for stu- 
dents. 

Williamstown, p-t. Oswego co. 
N. Y. Pop. 652. 

WUliamslown, p-t. Montgomery 
CO. Fa. Pop. 1,243. 

Willinborovgh, t. Burlington co. 
N. J. on the Delaware, 14 m. fr. 
Philadelphia. Pop. 787. 

Willington, p-t. Tolland co. Cf. 
26 m. fr. Hartford, 26 fr. Norwich . 
Pop. 1,246. 

Willink, p-t. Niagara CO. N.Y. 
15 m. S. Buffalo, 315 W. Alban^ 
Pop. 2,028. 

WiHistmt, p-t. Chittenden co. Vt. 
8 m. S. E.jBurlington. Pip. 1,216. 

Willislown, t. Chester co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,306. 

Wills, t. Guernsey co. Ohio, 6 
m. E. Cambridge. Pop. 1,069. 

V/illsboroitgh, p-t. Essex co. N. 
Y. on lake Charaplain. Pop. 888. 

Will's creek, Md. falls into the 
Potomac at Cumberland. 

Will's creel:, Ohio, runs into the 
Muskingum. 
Blounts- Wilmington, p-t. Windlram en 
Vt, 46 m. S. WJndspr, Pop. 1..369. 



Wilmington, t. Middlesex co. 
Mass. IG m. N. Boston. Pop. 790. 
JVilmwgto7i, port of entry, in 



Christiana hundred, Newcastle co. 
Del. and the largest town in the 



State, is situated between Christia- 
naand Brandywine creeks, 1 m.a- 
bove their confluence, 2 m. W. of 
Delaware river, 28 S.W. Philadel- 
phia, 72 N. E. Baltimore. Here 
are 14flour mills, forming the finest 
collection in the United States. In 
1815, there were within 9 miles ol" 
the town, 44 flour mills, 13 cotton 
manuiuctories, 15 sawmills 6 wool- 
len manufactories, 6 gunpowder 
mill3,and several others.The Chris- 
tiana admits vessels drawingl4fcet 
of water to the town, and those of 
3 feet can ascend 8 miles further. 
The Brandywine has 8 foet of wa- 
ter to the mills.- Shipping in 1815, 
9,591 tons. The town contains 2 
market-houses, a spacious alms- 
bouse built of stone, 3 banks, an 
academy, a United States arse- 
nal, and 9 churches. Lon. 77^ 
34' W. La;. 39° 43' N. Pop. of 
the hundred 8.355. 

IVilniinglon, port of entry and 
cap. New Hanover co. N. C. on 
the E. side of Cape Fear river, 
just below the confluence of the 
N. E. and N. W. branches, 34 
miles from the sen, 100 S. W. 
Newbern. 95 S. S. E. Fayctte- 
viile, l4o S. Raleigh, 190 N. 
E. Charleston. It contains a 
courthouse,jail, academy, 2 banks, 
and 2 chui-ches. It is the depot for| 



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flats, 20 miles below the town. 
Shipping in 1815, 14,374 tons. 
Fop. aliout 2,000. Lon 78° 16^ 
\V. Lat. 34° 11' iN. 

Wilmington y^-i. and cap. Clin- 
ton CO. Ohio,55m.N.W. Chillico- 
the,60S. VV. Columbus. It was 
laid out in 1807, and has a court- 
house, jail, and about 40 houses. 
Pop. 265. — p-t. Licking co. 10 m. 
N. IVewark. — t. Wayne co. 12 m. 
S. Wooster. 

Wilmot, t. Hillsborough co. N. 
H.SOm. N. W. Concord. Fop. 
670. 

Wilna, p-t. Jeflerson co. N. Y. 
on black river. Pop. 648. 

Wihon, t. Niagara co. N. Y. 
Pop. 688.— Saratoga co. 1,293. 

wihon, CO. West Ten. Pop. 
18,630. Slaves 3,844. Chief t. 
Lebanon. 

Wilsonville, t. Wayne co. Pa. 
on the Lackawaxen,' 120 m. N. 
Philadelphia. 



Wihon, tt-t. Kennebeck co. Me. 
35 m. N. VV. Augusta. Pop. 1,115. 

Wihon, p-t. Hillsborough co. 
N.H. 40 m. S. Concord, 58 from 
Boston. Pop. 1,070. 

WiUcn, p-t. Fairfield co. Ct. 34 
m. W. New-Haven. Here is an 
academy. Pop. 1,818. 

Winchenden, p-t. Worcester co. 
Mass. 32 m. N. VV. Worcester. 
Pop. 1,263. 

Winchester, p-t. Cheshire co. N. 
H. 73 m. S. W. Concord. Pop, 
1,849. 

Winchester, p-t. Litchfield co. 



the produce of a large section ofjCt. 27 m. JN. W. Hartford. Pop. 



N. Carolina, and the export-s from 
this port have usually been twice 
as much as from all the other ports 
of the state. It labours, however, 
under several disadvantages : the 
situation is unhealthy, and ves- 
sels drawing more tlian 11 feet 



1,601. 

Winchester, p-t. and cap. Frede- 
rick CO. Va. near the head of O- 
peckon creek, a branch of the 
Potomac, 36 m. W. Harper's Fer- 
ry, 70 W. N. W. Washington, 168 
N. N. W. Richmond. It contains 



of >vatcr, cannot pass over thei2 banks, 2 academies, a market 



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house, almshouse, and 6 churches. 
Pop. about 3,000. Lat. 39° 16' N. 
Lon. 77° 28' W. 

Winchester^ p-t. and cap, Clark 
CO. Ky. on a branch of Licking 
river, 30 m. from Lcxins^ton. Here 
are a bank and academy. Pop. 
about 1,000. 

Winchester, p-t. and cap. Frank- 
lin CO. W. Ten. Here is an acad 
my. 

Winchester, t. Knox co. Ohio, 9 
m. S. Mountvernon. 

Winchester, p-t. and cap New 
Madrid CO. Mo. 

WincUi/jm, p-t. Cumberland co. 
Me. IG m. N. W. Portland. Pop. 
1,793. 

Wimlham, p-t. Rvickingham co. 
N. H. 31 m, S. W. Portsmouth. 
Pop. 889. 

Windham, co. Vt. Pop. 28,- 
157. Chief t.Newfane. 

Windham, t. Windham co. Vt. 
25 m. S. W. Windsor. Pop. 931. 

IVindham, co. Ct. Pop. 31,- 
684. Chief t. Brooklyn. 

Windham, p-t. Windham co. 
Ct. Mm. N. Norwich, 30 E. Hait- 
ford, 44 W. Providence. Pop. 
2,489. Here is a bank. 

Windham, p't. Greene co. (N. 



pelier,40 E. Rutland, 110 N. W 
Boston. It contains a court-house, 
slate prison, female acadeniv, 2 
prinling-oti'ices, and 3 churches, 1 
each for Congregationajists, Epis- 
copalians, and Baptists. The vil- 
lage is very pU-asantly situated 
near the bank of the river, and 
has many well built houses and 
considerable trade. In the rear 
of the village rises the loftv moun- 
tain Ascutney, nearly 3,080 feet a- 
bove the bed of the river. Pop. 2,- 
95G. 

Windsor, t. Berkshire co. Mass. 
20 r,|. N. E. Lenox. Pop. 1,085. 

Uindsor, \>f. Hartford co. Ct. 
on the W. side of Connecticut 
river, 7 m. above Hartford. Pop 
3,008. 

Windsor, p-t. Broome co. N. Y. 
on the Susqiiehiinnah, 15 m. E, 
Chenango. Pop 3,3.-4. 

Windsor, t. Middlesex co. N. 
J. Pop. 1,110.— Windsor, West, 
1,918, 

Wi'idsor, t Berks CO. Pa. Pop. 
1^9,0 .—p-t. York CO. 2,096. 

H'indsor, p-t. and cap. Bertie 
CO. ;N. C. on the Cashie, 23 m. W, 
S W . Edenton, 97 fiom Halifax, 

Wi'id.'^&r, p-t Ashtabula co. O- 



Y.) S. W. of Catskill. Pop. 2,5r56!hin, on brand river, 14 m. S. W 
Here the Kaaterskill, a sma't Jefierson. Pop. 402. — Lawrence 



creek running into the Catskill 
has a stupendous fall over a per- 
pendicular precipice of 310 feet 

Windham, t. Bradford co. Pa 
Pop 350. 

Windlmm, t. Portage co. Ohio 
12 m. N. E. Ravenna. Pop. 472 _ , 

Windsor, t. Hillsborough co. N.!m. long and 10 wide, 
n. 30 m.S.W. Concord. Pop.237. Winnipec Lake, U. S. through 

Windsor, co. Vt. Pop. 38,233. which flows the Mississippi • a- 
Chief t. Woodstock. bont 14 miles long and 9 wide. 

Windsor, p-t. Windsor co.Vt. Wiimipiseogce, or JVenf worth , 
on the W. bank of Connecticutjthe largest lake in N. H. lies be 



cc. 410. — Morgan co. 415. 

Win Held, \i-X. Herkimer co. N. 
Y. lOm.S.Utioa. Pop. 1,752. 

WindhaH, t. Bennington co. Vt. 
25 m. N. E. Bennington. Pop. 428. 

Winnebago Lake, an expansion 
of Fox river, Michin:an Ter. 24 



here crossed by abridge, IG.tween Ion. 71° 5' anrl 71° 



W. 



below Hanover, 61 S. Mont-iand between lat. 43° 29' and 43^ 



W 1 N 308 

■W N. near the centre of the 
Slate. It is of an irregular form 5 
its length is estimated at 23 miles, 
unci its greatest breadth at 14 miles. 
It disenarges its waters through 
the river ot the same name into the 
Merrimac. The surface of the 
lake is 232 feet above the Merri- 
mac at the confluence of their 
waters, and 472 feet above the 
level of the sea. 

This lake so remarkable for its 
'beautiful and sublime scenery, was 
hardly known till the visits of Dr. 
Dvvight, in 1812 and 1813. It is 
now frequently visited by travel- 



lers of taste. The summit most 
usually ascended for the pros- 
pect, is Red Mountain, 3 miles 
iVom the village of Centre harbor. 
From this spot appears in the S. 
W. at the distance of 70 miles 
Mount Monadnock, from which 
proceeding north is a succession 
of mountains, among which are[academy, Congregational church, 



WOL 

ton. It is the seat of Mount Zioji 
College, which, however, has not 
hitherto gone into operation. 

JVinslaw, p-t. Kennebeck co. 
Me. on Kema^beck river, at the 
confluence of the Sebastacook, 
opposite VVaterville, 16 m. N. Au- 
gusta. Pop. 935. 

JVinihroiy, p-t, Kennebeck co. 
Me. 12 ra.'W. Augusta. Pop. 1;- 
619. 

Winton, p-t. and cap. Hertford 
CO. N. C. on the S. bank of Chow- 
an river, 35 m N. W. Edenton. 

JVmyaw, bay, S. C. receives Pe- 
dee, Wakkamaw, and Winee riv- 
ei-s, and meets the ocean 12 m. be- 
low Georgetown. 

Wiscasset, p-t. port of entry, and 
cap. Lincoln co. Maine, on the W. 
side of Sheepscot river, 14 m. N 
E.Bath, 49N. E. Portland, 167 
IN.N. E. Boston. It contains a 
court-house, handsome stone jail, 



Kyarsarge, Simson, fcc. and in the 
j^'. ^V. MoosehJIlock; directly N. 
appear the Sandwich mountains, 
between v.'hich and Red moun- 
tain is tlte beautiful lake Sullivan. 
To the S. E. in the bottom of a 
vast valley spreads lake Went- 
worth with its suite of islands, 
and deeply indented with bays 
formed by excjuisitely fini.slied 
points. From the borders of the 
fake rise majestic mountains, the 
Ossippee on the N. E., the Gun- 
.stock on the S. and a fine semi- 
circular mountain in the S, E, at 
the tei-n«ination of the lake. 

IVinmpiseo^ee, r. N. M. issues 
from the S. \V. part of the lake, 
and after a course of 20 miles fails 
into the Peiuigewasset. 

Winnsboro/'oh) p-t. and cap. 
Fan-field co. S. C. on a branch of 
the Wateree, 30 m, N. N. W. 



bank and insurance oflice. The 
harbour is safe, capacious, easy of 
access, and o|)en at all seasons of 
the year. Shipping in ISlo; 18,429 
tons'. Pop, 2,13L' 

IVohum, p-t. Middlesex c6. 
Mass. 10 m. N. Boston. Pop. Ij- 
519. 

Wolcnit, p-(. Orleans co. Vt. 2'2 
m. N. Montpelier. Pop. 123. 

Wolcoit, t. New Haven co. Ct. 
22 m. from Hartford. Pop. 913. 

JVolcoft, p-t. Seneca co, N. Y. 
on Lake Ontario, 200 miles from 
Albany. Pop. 2,867. 

Wo/f creek, t. Mercer co. Fa. 
Pop. 815. 

Wolf thorough^ p-t. Strafford co. 
i\. H. on the E. side nf lake Wiii- 
nipiscogee, '15 jn. N. E. Concord. 
Pop. 1,791.. 

Wolf river, Mississippi, flows S. 
140 miles, and falls into St. Lou'.-- 



C\)lmnbia. ll-y N. IN.' W. Clnrles- bav, 22m.E. Pea 



woo 



309 



IVodd, co.Va. Pop.3,360. Slaves 
852. Chreft.Paikersburg, . 

JVood, CO. Ohio. Fop. 733 
Chief t. Maumee. 

Woodbourne, t. Montgomery co 
Ohio, 8 m. S. Dayton. 

Woodbridge, t. New Haven co. 
Ct. 7 m. fr. JMewHaven. Fop. 
988. 

Woodbridge, p-t. Middlesex co. 
N.J. 3m. W.N. W. Amboy. Fop. 
4,220. 

Woodhurtj, t. Caledonia co. Vt 
lo m.N. E. Moutpelicr. Fop. 432 

Woodbury^ p-t. Litchfield co 
Ct. 25 miles fr. New Haven, 3G 
ff. Flartford. Fop. 1,885. 

Woodburt^, p-t. and cap. Glou- 
cester co. N. J. 9 m. S. Philadel- 
phia. 

Woodbury, t. Bedford co. Fa 
Pop. 2,155. 

Woodbury, t. Huntincdon co. 
Pa. Pop. 1,497. 

Wood creek, N. Y. runs into 
Lake Champlain, at Whitehall; 
another, runs into Oneida lake. 

Woodford, t. Bennington co. 
Vt. G m. E. Bennington. Fop. 212 

Woodford, co. Ky. Fop. 12,- 
207. Slaves 4,678. ' Chief t. Ver- 
sailles. 

Woodsborough, p-t. Frederick 
CO. Md. 11 m. N.E.Frederick- 
town. 

Woodsfeld, p-t. and cap. Mon- 
roe CO. Ohio, 31 m. S. W. St. 
Clairsvllle, 35 N. Marietta. Fop. 
84. 

Woodstock, p-t. Oxford co. Me. 
6m. N.Paris. Pop. 509. 

Woodstock, p-t. and cap Wind- 
sor CO. Vl. 14 m. N. W. Windsor, 
47 S. Mon;pelier. Pop. 2,601 



V/OR 

W. Kingston. 



14 m. N. W. Kingston. Fop. 1,- 
317. 

Woodstock, p-t. and cap. Shen- 
andoah CO. Va. 30 m. S. S. W. 
Winchester, 112 fr. Washington. 
Here is an academy. 

Wnodstown, p-t. Salem co. N.J. 
12 m. N by E. Salem, 26 S. S.W. 
Philadelphia. 

Woodstown, p-t. and cap. Clark 
CO. Al. 

Woodville, p-t. and cap. Wilkin- 
son CO. Miss. 37 m. S. Natchez. 

Woolwich, p-t. Lincoln co. Me. 
on Kennebeck river, 7 m. W. Wis- 
c asset. Pop. 1,330. 

Woolwich, t. Gloucester co. N. 
J. Pop. 3,113. 

Wooster, p-t. and. cap. Wayne 
•CO. Ohio, on the Killbuck, which 
is navigable to this place for boats. 
18 m. S. Lake Erie, 87 N. Colum- 
bus. Pop. 1,121. It contains a 
brick court-house, jail, banks and 
printing office. Two miles N. W. 
of Wooster, is a well for salt wa- 
ter, sunk 460 feet deep. 

Wooster, t. Washington co. O- 
hio, 10m, N.W. Marietta. Fop. 
783. 

Worcester,!. Washington co. Vt. 
10 m. N. Montpelier. Fop. 44. 

Worcester, CO. Mass. Fop. 73,- 
625. 

Worcester, p-t. and cap. Wor- 
cester CO. Mass. 40 m. W. Boston, 
38 N. N. W, Providence, 57 E. 
Northampton. Pop. 2,962. It is 
the largest inhiod town in New 
England, and a place of much 
ueallh and trade, a;id contains a 
handsome court-house, jail, bank, 
2 printing offices, from each of 
which a weekly newspaper is issu- 



Woodstock, p-t Windham co. ed ; and 3 churches 2 for Congre 



Ct. 45 m. N. E. Hartford. .'33 N 
W. Providence. . Pop. 3,017. 
W'^cdsiock. p-t, Ulster co. N , Y 



gationalists, and 1 for Baptists. 
In 1819, aliandsome and eommo- 
dious building was erected by the 



Y AD 

munificence of Isaiah Thomas, L. 
L. D. for the reception of the li 
bravy and cabinet of the Ameri- 
can Antiquarian Society. Th- 
library consists of nearly 6,00' 
volumes, many of them rare ai . 
vakiable works, and the cabinet li- 
respectaWe. 

Worcester, p-t. Otsego co. N. Y. 
13 m. S. E. Cooperstown. Pop 
1,938. 

Worcester. t. Montgomery co. Fa 
Pop. 977. 

Worcester, co. on the eastern 
shore of Md. Pop. 17,421. Slaves 
4,551. Chief t. Snowhill. 
, JVorthingtor}, p-t. Ha.mpsh\ve co 
Mass. 20 m. N. W. Northampton 
Pop. 1,276. 

Worthingtoii , p-t. Franklin co 
Ohio, 9 m. N. Columbus, 58 W.i 



310 Y A Z 

ZanesviUe. It is pleasantly situa- 
5cd, and contains a printing-office, 
in at adeniy, several factories, and 
[A dwelling-houses. 

iVrentham, p-t. Norfolk co. Mass. 
7 iTi. S. W. Boston, 13 N. N. E. 
Providence. Here is an acade- 
•ny. Pop. 2,801. 

Wrightyburs!;, p-t. Ashtabula co. 
Ohio, on Lak'e Erie, 8 m. N. W. 
Jefferson. Pop. 341. 

Wrightstoivn, t. Bucks co. Pa. 4 
m. N. Newtown. Pop. 618. 

Wyalusi7Jg, p-t. Luzerne co. Pa, 
on the Susquehannah. Pop. 546. 

Wtjomirig. See Wilkesbarre. 

Wysox, p-t. Luzerne co. Pa. 
Pop. 1,083. 

Wijtbe, CO. Va. Fop. 9,692. 
Chief t. Evanbham. 



X. Y. & Z. 



Xenia, p-t. and cap. Green co, 
Ohio, 30 m. S. Urbanna, 50 N. E. 
Cincinnati, 54 VV. Columbus. Po|). 
2,799. It contains a printing-of- 
fice, academy, and 2 churches. 

Yadkin, r. N. C. rises in the 
Alleghany mountains, and passes 
into South Ca!olina,where it takes 
the name of Great Pedee, which 
it preserves till it falls into Win- 
yaw bay, near Georgetown. Tiie 
river was surveyed untler the di- 
rection of the Yadkin Navigation 
company, in 1818, from Wilke- 
court-hou?c in the mountains, to 
Cheraw Hill, about 6 miles below 
the South Carolina boundary, a 
tlistance of 247^ miles. The ex- 
pense of making it navigable for 
boats of ten tons througii this dis- 
tance, is estimated at ^250,234, 
exclusive of llie narrows, where 



for the present it is intended" to 
make a turnpike road for 7 miles. 
The distance from Cheraw Hill 
to Georgetown by land is 103 miles, 
but by water 270. It is thought 
tiiat at least one-third of that dis- 
tance can be saved by canals at a 
moderate expense. 

Yale College. See A''eio Haven. 
Ct. 

Yalobusha, r. Miss, runs into tho 
Yazoo. It is boatable to Elliot, 
.30 miles. 

Yantic, or .Warwick river, Ct. 
joins the Shetucket, at Norwich. 

Yarnwidh, p-t. and seaport, 
Barnstable co. Mass.4 m.E. Barn- 
stable, 70 S. E. Boston. Pop. 2,- 
232. 

Yixzoo, r. Miss, joins the Missis- 
sippi 12 m. above the Walnut 
hills, 100 above Natchez. It iis 
navigable 100 mile?. 



Y R 311 

Velhio busha. See Yalohusha. 

Yellow creek, t. Columbiana co 
Ohio. Pop. 722. 

Yellois stone, or Rochejaiine, r. 
rises in tiie Rocky mountains^ be 
tween lat. 43° and 44.° N. and a( 
tev a north-easterly course of 1, 
100 miles, falls into the Missouri 
1,800 miles from its mouth. The 
government of the U. States con- 
template establishing a military 
post at the mouth, 

York, r. Me. affording for? or 8 
miles, a good harbour for vessels of 
200 tons. 

York, CO. Me. Pop. 46,283 

York, port of entry, p-t. and 
half-shire, York CO. Me. 9 m. N. 
N. E. Portsmouth, 42 S. W. Port- 
land, 67N.E. Boston. Pop. 3,- 
046. Shipping in 1816, 470 tons, 

York, or Yorktown,\. Westches- 
ter CO. N. Y. 45 m. N; New York 
Pop. 1,992. 

York, t. Livingston co. IV. Y 
Pop. 1,729. 

York, CO. Pa. Fop. 38,759 
Chief t. York. 

York, bor. and cap. York co. 
Pa. on Codorus creek, which emp 
ties itself into ihe Susquehannah 
and over which there are two 
handsome stone bridges. 22 m. 
W. S. VV. Lancaster, 30 S. E 
Carlisle, 60 E. Chambersburg, 
48 JN. Baltimore, 84 VV. Philadel- 



phia. It contains a court-house. 

jail, acadernvj alm^.house, 4 brew 

erics, and 9 churclies. Pop. of|of the latter with Missouri. 

the bor. 3,.545; of the rest of th< 

town, 2,106. Lon. 76° 40' W 

Lat. 39° 58' N. 

York, r. Va. formed by the un 
ion of the Mattapony and Pamun 
ky, and runs into the Chr-.-nnpake 
It has 4 fathoms water for 20 miles 
above Yorktown 
. York, CO. Va. Pop. 4,384 
Slaves 2,163. Chief t. Yorktown 



Z AN 

York, district, S. C. Fop. 14,- 
936. Slaves 4,690. 

For/t,t. Athens CO. Ohio. Fop* 
335. — Belmont co. on the Ohio, 
14 m. S. St. Claire ille. Pop. 836. 
— Montgomery CO. 7 m.N. Day- 
ton. — Morgan co. Pop. 344. 

Yorktotvn, or York, p-t. port of 
entry, and cap. York co. Va. on 
fhe S. side of York river, 11 miles 
from its mouth,at a point where die 
river is suddenly contracted to the 
width of a mile. The banksof the 
river arc very high, and vessels of 
the largest burden may ride close 
under tliem with tlie greatest safe- 
ty. The harbour is said to be the 
best in Virginia. Shipping in 1815, 
733 tons. This town will everb«> 
famous in the American annals 
for the capture of Lord Cornwal- 
lis and his army, on the ]9t1i of 
October, 1781. ' 29 m. N. W. Nor- 
folk, 72 E.S. E. Richmond, 187 
S. S. E. Washington. Lat 37° 22' 
N. Lon. 76° 52' W. Pop. about 
700. 

Youghiogemj, r. Pa. pierces the 
Laurel mountains, and flowing N. 
W. joins the Moiiongahela, 15 m. 
S.E.Pittsburg. 

Yoi/ngstoun, t. Niagara co. N.- 
Y. 6 m. fr. Lewistown. 

Youngstown, p-t. Trumbull co. 
Ohio, 14 m. S. E. Warren. Pop. 
1,025. 

Yungdi'; r. Mo. enters Osage 
river, 148 m. fr. the confluence 



ZANE,t. Logan CO. Ohio. Pop» 
545. 

Zanestomn, t. Logan co. Ohio, 
Zanesvil/e, p-t. and cap Musk- 
ingum CO. Ohio, on the N. side of 
Muskingum river, at the falls op- 
posite Putnam, 80 ra. W. VVheel- 
"ng in Virginia, 61 N. W. Mariet- 



Z AN 



312 



ZO A 



ta, 70 N. E. Chillicothe, 68 E. Co- 
lumbus. It is a very flourishing 
town, and well situated for trade 
and manufactures. The naviga- 
tion of tlie Muskingum is uninter- 
rupted from its mouth to this place; 
the falls aflbrd numerous and fine 
mill-seats, and the surrounding 
country abounds with inexhausti- 
ble beds of coal for such establish- 
ments as require the use of fuel. 
Here are already erected 2 glass- 
houses, several flour mills, an oil- 
mill, saw-mills, a nail factory, and 
woollen factory. The town con- 
tains besides 2 banks, 2 printing- 



oftices, a court house, and several 
public offices. There are 2 bridges 
over the river at this place. A 
company was incorporated in 1814, 
for the construction of a canal and 
locks around the falls, and the 
work is now rapidly advancing. 
The expense is estimated at from 
70,000 to 100,000 dollars, and the 
company intend to unite with the 
canal extensive water works, for 
manufacturing purposes. Lon. 82° 
3^ W. Lat 39° 58' N. Pop. 3,023 

Zenia. See Xenia. 

Zoar, V. Delaware co. Ohio, 12 
m. S. Delaware. 



ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS. 



Arkansas river, line 9th and 
10th, instead of ' The upper part 
of its course is,' read ' Here it at 
first flows.' 

Same article, 5tli line from the 
<*nd, dele the words ' and niigh\ it 
:5 said ab'cend as much farther.' 



Astoria, settlement, Oregon ter. 
at the mouth ef Columbia river, 
established by the American Fur 
Company. It stands on the S- 
bank of the river. 1 1 m. fi". the sea*. 
Lat. 46° 15' N. 



APPENDIX. 



Table I. Shouln^ the number of square miles of each State in 
tlie Union ; the population of 1820 ; the average population on ti 
scjiuue mile ; the estimated value of manufactures in 1810 ; the value 
of houses and lands in 1815 ; and the lime when each State was 
admitted into the Union. 





xh 




S 


IJ2 


^ 

i.s 


1.1 




's 


li 


x" 

rt 


c; rt cS 


II2 


1= 








i 




ojH CO 


= •5 
^.5 










Dolhirs. 


Dollars. 




Maine, 


31.7.50 


298,335 


10 


3,741,116 




1820 


N.H. 


9,491 


24-1. 16 1 


26 


5,225,045 


38,745,974 




Mass. 


7,2.00 


523,287 


72 


21,895.528 


1143,765,560 


* 


R.I. 


l/)80 


83.0.^9 


53 


4,106,074 


20,907,766 


* 


Conn. 


4,7(M. 


275,248 


58 


7,771,928 


88,534,971 


* 


Vt. 


10,212 


235,764 


23 


6,'t07.280 


32;461,r20 


1791 


N. Y. 


46.000 


1,372,812 


SO 


25,370,286 


269.370.900 




N.J. 


8,320 


277,57.5 


33 


7,054.59-1 


95,899,333 


* 


Pa. 


46.000 


1,049,398 


23 


33,691.111 


346,633.889 


^ * 


Dela. 


2: 120 


72,749 


34 


1,733.744 


13.449:370 


* 


Md. 


13:959 


407,350 


29 


li;468.794 


106;496;638 


* 


Va. 


f4.000 


1.065;366 


17 


15,263,473 


165,608; 199 


* 


N. C. 


48,000 


638.829 


13 


6.653,152 


51.517,031 


* 


S. C. 


24,000 


490,309 


20 


3,623.595 


74;325.262 


* 


Geo. 


60.000 


340.989 


6 


3,658,481 


31,487;658 


* 


Ala. 


44:000 


127,901 


3 


\ 419,073 




1819 


Miss. 


45:000 


75,448 


2 




1817 


Lou. 


48.000 


153.407 


3 


1,222,357 




1811 


Ten. 


40.000 


422,813 


11 


3.611.029 


24,243.750 


1796 


Ken. 


42.000 


564,317 


13 


6,181.024 


66. 878;587 


1792 


Ohio, 


.>9:ooo 


581,434. 


15 


2,894:290 


61,347,215 


1802 


Ind. 


;i6.000 


147,178 


3 


300;000 




1816 


Illi. 


.Y2.000 


55.211 


1 


120,000 




1818 


Misso. 


•50,000 


66.586 


1 


200,000 




1820 


Mich.T. 


40,000 


8,896 




50,000 






Aik. T. 




14,27'3 










Col.D. 

Total, 


100 


3,^0.39 


330 


1,100,000 






9.675.734 




172,762,676 


1,631,657,224 


t 


Includi 


Qg Maine. 




^Or 


■ginal States. 





314 



APPENDIX. 



Table IL Showing the number of free blacks and slaves in each 
of the United States in 1820 ; together with the whole number of 
blacks and whites, and the proportion w hich each class forms of the 
■whole population. 







Blacks. 






l'ropOiti.)n ot 


States. 








Whites. 


the whole 
population. 


Fiec 1 
Blacks. 


Slaves. 


Total 
Blacks. 


Bkick^. \MutPs 












per ct. per ct. 


Maine, 


929 


None. 


929 


297,.340 


0.31 


99.69 


N H. 


786 


None. 


78G 


243.236 


0.32 


99.68 


Mass. 


6,740 


None. 


6.740 


516,4:9 


1.28 


98.72 


R.I. 


3,554 


43 


3.602 


79,413 


4.34 


95.66 


Ct. 


7,870 


97 


7^967 


267,181 


2.89 


; 97.11 


Vt. 


918 


None. 


918 


234,846 


0.39 


99 61 


N.Y. 


29,279 


10,038 


39.367 


1,332,744 


367 


96.33 


N.J. 


12.460 


7,o57 


20;017 


2o7,409 


7.21 


92.79 


Fa. 


30,202 


211 


30,413 


1,017.094 2.90 


97.10 


Del. 


12,958 


4,509 


17,467 


55,282 24.02 


75.98 


Md. 


39,730 


107,-^98 


147,128 


260,222 36.12 


63.88 


Va. 


36.889 


425,153 


432.042 


603,003 


4.3.37 


56.63 


N. C. 


14.612 


205,017 


219-6C9 


419.200 


34.38 


65.62 


S. c. 


6,714 


251,783 


258,497 


23i;812 


52.72 


47.28 


Geo. 


1.763 


149,670 


151,439 


189,-566 


44 42 


55.58 


' Ala. 


671 


41,879 


42.450 


85,4.51 


33.19 


66.81 


Miss, 


458 


32,31-: 


33,272 


42.176 


44.12 


.55.88 


La. 


10,476 


€9,06h 


79.540 


73:333 


51.85 


48.15 


Ten. 


2,729 


80,09/ 


82.826 


339,727 


19.59 


80.41 


Ky. 


2.759 


126,73. 


129:491 


434,644 


22.94 


77.06 


Ohio, 


4,723 


None. 


4,723 


576,572 


0.81 


99.19 


Ind. 


1,230 


19r 


1,420 


14.5,758 


0.96 


99.04 


III. 


457 


917 


1,374 


53,788 


2.49 


97.51 


Misso. 


347 


10,^12 


10,569 


56,018 


15.89 


84.11 


Mich. T. 


174 


None. 


174 


8,591 


1.97 


98.03 


Ark. T. 


59 


1,617 


1,676 


12,582 


11.80 


83.20 


Co. D. 

Total, 


4,048 


j 6,377 


10.425 


22,614 


31. .59 


6841 


233,400 


1,531.431 


1,764,836 


7.856,269 18.33 ' 


81.67 



APPExNDIX. 



21L 



Table III. Showing the number of persons engaged in Agricul- 
ture, Commerce, and Nlanufaclures, in each of the United States ; 
together with the proporticm which each class forms of the whole 
population. 





Persons engaged in | 


AgricuiiU". 


Commerce. | Manufactures, j 




Fr^ijor- 


i\ um- 


Propor- 


iS' um- 


Propor- 


States. 


N.imbn;-. 


tion. 


ber. 


tion. 


ber. 


tion. 


Maine, 


oy.(J.Ji 


18.5 


4,297 


1.5 


7,643 


2.5 


S.H. 


52,384 


21.4 


1,068 


.4 


8,699 


3.5 


Mass. 


G3,kJ0 


12.1 


13,301 


2.5 


33,464 


6.4 


R. I. 


12,5.59 


15.1 


1,162 


1.4 


6,091 


7.3 


Cunn. 


50,51B 


18.4 


3,.581 


1.3 


17,541 


6.4 


Vt. 


30.951 


21.6 


776 


.3 


8,484 


36 


N Y. 


247, f, 48 


18.0 


9.113 


.66 


60,038 


4.3 


N\ J. 


40,812 


14.4 


1.83f' 


.66 


15,941 


6.7 


Pa. 


140,801 


13.4 


7,08". 


.67 


60,215 


5.7 


Deja. 


13.259 


18.2 


53.' 


.73 


2,821 


4.0 


.Md. 


79.13.7 


19.4 


4.77 


1.2 


18.640 


4.5 


Vir. 


276.422 


2,5.9 


4,.50f 


.4 


32;33<) 


30 


N. C. 


174.196 


.27.3 


2,5.5. 


.4 


11,044 


1.8 


s. c. 


161, .560 


32.9 


2..588 


.5 


6,488 


1.3 


■ieo. 


101,185 


29 6 


2,139 


.6 


3.557 


1.0 


Via. 


30.642 


240 


4^: 


.3 


1,412 


1.1 


Vliss. 


22:03.^ 


29.2 


294 


.4 


6.50 


.9 


L,ou. 


53.941 


35.1 


6,25! 


4.1 


6,041 


4.0 


Tenn. 


101.919 


24.1 


88 





7,860 


1.8 


O'n. 


132.161 


23 4 


1,61 


.3 


11,779 


2.0 


Ohio, 


110.991 


19.0 


l,4r.9 


.2 


18,956 


3.3 


ind. 


31.074 


21.1 


42'J 


.3 


3.229 


2.2 


flli. 


12;395 


22.5 


23.< 


.4 


1.007 


1.8 


Misso. 


14.247 


21.4 


49. 


.8 


1,952 


3.0 


Mich T 


1,468 


16.6 


39-' 


4.4 


196 


2.0 


Arii. T. 


3,613 


25.4 


79 


.5 


179 


1 2 


Col. D. 
Total, 


853 


2.6 


612 


1.6 


2,184 


6.6 


2,065,499 


21.4 


72,397 


.75 


349,247 


3.5 



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317 



INCREASE AND DECREASE Of EXPORTS. 

Table V. Showing the increase and decrease in the quantity of 
the staple productions of the United States exported at different pe- 
riods. 



YEAR. 


COTTON 


FLOUR. 


TOBACCO 


RICE. 


Pounds. 


Barrels 


Hfids 


Tierces. 


1790 


100,0(10 


724,623 


118,460 


80,845 


1795 


1,300.000 


687,369 


61,050 


138,526 


1800 


17,769 803 


633,052 


73660 


112,056 


1804 


35 034.175 


810,008 


83,342 


78,385 


1817 


85,649,328 


1,479.198 


62,365 


79,296 



Table VI. Showing the tonnage of the United States for every 
fifth year between 1789 and 1820, distinguishing the amount eraployeil 
in "''*^ ".jreign trade, coasting trade and fisheries. 



\ 


Registered 


tnrolJed and 




Enrolled 






Tonnage 
employed in 


licensed ton- 


EnroUec 


and 






nage in the 


in the 


licensed in 






the Foreign 


coasting 


Whale 


the Cod 


Total 


Years, 


Trade 


trade 


Fisliery 


Fishery 


Tonnage 


1789 


123693 


68,607 




9,062t 


201,562 


1794 


438 862 


184.204 


4.139 


28,670 


628,816 


1799 


669,197 


246,640 


692 


•29,978 


946,408 


1804 


672,530 


317,536 


323 


52 013 


1,042,403 


1809 


910,059 


405,161 


573 


34 485 1,350,281 


1814 


674.632 


466,156 


561 


17,855 1,159,208 


1819 


612,930 


571,058 




76.762t 1.260,751 



\ These numbers include the enrolled tonnage employed 
the whale fishery. 



in 



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318 



APPENDIX, 



Table VII. Showing the aggregate receipts of the TreaSdty 
from the 4th of March, 2789, to the 31st of March, 1815. 



Receipts. 


Total 
amount. 


Annual 
average. 


Proportion 
of the whole. 


From the customs, 

- internal revenue, 

- direct taxes, 

- postage of letters, 

- salesof public lands, 

- miscellaneous sources, 

From loans, 

Total Receipts, 


222,530,374 
9,016,^42 
4,476,826 
747,388 
8,658,369 
1,590,001 


8,558.860 
346,782 
172,185 

28,745 
333.014 

6i;i54 


90.05 
3.65 
1.81 

.30 
3.50 

.64 


247,019,302 
107,138,184 


9,500,742 
4,120,699 


100.00 


354,157,487 


13,621,441 



Table VIIZ. Showing the aggregate expenditures of thf '''^"^s- 
nry from the 4th of March, 1789, to the 31st of March, 1815. 





Total 


Annual 


froporiion 


Expenditures. 


amount. 


average 


of the whole. 


For pay and subsistence of the 








army, 


88,270,562 


3,395,021 


25.04 


- fortifications of post and 








harbors. 


4,374,805 


168,384 


1.24 


- other military expenses, 


4,938,611 


189,946 


1.40 


- Indian department, 


1,338,040 


51,463 


.38 


- naval department. 


47,818,303 


1,839,165 


13..56 


- foreign intercourse, 


10,678.015 


410,693 


3.03 


- Barbary powers, 


2,405,322 


92-512 


.68 


- civil list, 


14.94^,695 


574,642 


4.24 


- miscellaneous civil, 


9,909.978 


381,153 


2.81 


- public debt, 


167,524,588 


6,443,253 


47.52 


- account of revolutionarv 








government, 
Total expenditure. 


316,268 


12,164 


.01 


352,560,193 


13,560,008 


100.00 



APPENDIX. 



319 



Table IX. Showing the receipts and disburfscments of the Treas- 
ury during the three years of war, viz. 1812, 1813 and 1814. 



Keceipts. { 


From revenue, 

— loans, 

— treas. notes 

Total, 


1812 


1813 


1814 


Total. 


Propor 
tion. 


9,801,132 
10,002,40^; 
2,835,500 

22,639,032 


14,340,70i) 
20,089,63.' 
6,094 ,50(' 


il,600,6G() 
I5,000,54n 
8,297,280 


35,642,4rl7 
45,172,581 

17,227,280 


36,33 
4^.10 
17.57 


40,.524,84-l 


:U,878,432 


98,042.30? 


100.00 


Expenditures. \ 


Civil &, miscel. 
Military estab. 
Naval estab't, 
Public debt, 

Total, 


1812 


1813 


1814 


Total. 


Pro|ior 
tion. 


1,791,360 
12,078,773 
3,959,.3(i.- 
4,449,62': 

22,279,12: 


1,833,308 
19,802.488 

6,446,600 
11,108,123 


2,337,897 

20,510,238 

7,312,899 

8,386,880 


5,962,565 
52,391,499 
17.718,764 
23,9M.,625 


6.96 
52.39 
17.71 
23.94 


•.9,190,.520 


38,547,915 100,017,556 


100.00 



Table X. Of the Post-office establishment. Compensation 
to poist-ma«ter«, the cott of the transportation of the mail, the inci- 
dental exjjenses, the nett revenue of the establishment, and the ex- 
tent of post roads in miles, every fifth year from 1790 to 1820. 





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Dolls. 


Dol/>. 


Dolls. 


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1790 


75 


37,935 


8,198 


1,861 


22,081 


5,795 


1.875 


179.; 


453 


160,620 


.30,272 


12,262 


75,359 


42,727 


13,207 


1800 


903 


280,804 


69,243 


'6,107 


128,644 


66,810 


20,317 


180o- 


1.5.58 


421,373 


111,552 


26.180 


239,6:^5 


44 006 


31,076 


■1810 


2,300 


551,684 


149,438 


18,565 


327,966 


5.5,715 


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1815 


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1,04.),06.3 


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18,441 437,779 


294,9^1 


43,966 


1820 


1,500 


1,111,927 


352,295 


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320 APPENDIX. 

Table XI. Showing the expense of building and completely 
equipping vessels of war, of different rates, in the U. States, together 
with the annual expense of each when in actual service, according 
to the estimate of the Secretary of the Navy in 1811. 





Expense 


of building. 


Annual ex- 




Cost of each 


Rate. 


Per gun. 


rate. 


pense. 


74 


4>500 


333,000 


211,784 


60 


4 500 


270,000 


140,000 


50 


4.500 


225,000 


115,214 


44 


4,500 


198,000 


110.000 


36 


4,500 


162,000 


102,000 


32 


4,000 


128,000 


82,000 


20 


3,500 


70 000 


50.202 



Table XII. In the following table the first column shows the 
mmes of the oldest colleges in the United States ; the 2d, the year 
xvhen each was incorporated ; the 3d, the number of abimni, that is, 
the number who have been educated at each college since its estab- 
lishment ; the 4th shows how many of the alum ui were yninis^ers; 
the 5th, the number o( alumni living ; the 6th, the number oi minis- 
ters living ; and the 7th, the date of the catalogue examined, or the 
period to which the statements are brought down. 



1 


2 


3 


4 


5 


6 


7 




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Minis- 


Date 




pora- 




Minis- 


Alum. ; ters 


of cat- 


Colleges. 


ted. 


Alum. 


ters. 


living, jliving. 


alogue 


Harvard, 


1638 


4,442 


1,198 


1,7081 285 


1818 


Yale, 


1700 


3,300 


847 


1,878! 357 


1817 


Princeton, 


1738 


1,425 


297 


1,023 


147 


1815 


Columbia, 


1754 


608 


67 






1814 


Brown, 


1764 


829 


149 


715 


130 


1817 


Dartmouth, 


1769 


1,190 


263 


992 


228 


1816 


Dickinson, 


1783 


272 


62 


243 


58 


1813 


Williams, 


1793 


473 


112 


434 


107 


1817 


Union, 


1794 


291 


33 


280 


32 


1813 


Bowdoin, 


179.5 


85 


2 


80 


2 


1816 


Middlebury, 


1800 


260 


65 


250 


55 


1817 


South Carolina, 


1801 


273 


5 


260 


5 


1816 


1 Total, 


i 13,450 


3,090 


7,643 


1 1,406| f 



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APPENDIX. 

Table XV, Of colleges in -the ukited states. 



Names of Univer- 
sities and colleges. 



Bovvdoin college, 
Water ville c. 
Dartmouth c. 
Vermont U. 
Middlebiiry c. 
Harvard U. 
Williams' c. 
Amljerst c. 
Brown U. 
Vale c. 
Union c. 
Hamilton c. 
Columbia c. 
Washington c. 
New-Jersey c. 
Pennsylvania U. 
Dickinson c. 
Jeft'crson c. 
Washington c. 
Alleghany c. 
Maryland U. 
St. Mary's c. 
Balti -ore c. 
St. John's c. 
Georgetown, c. 
Columbian c. 
Wm. and Mary c. 
Hampd'n Sidn'y c 
Washington c. 
Virginia U. 
N. Carolina U. 
S. Carolina c. 
Franklin c. 
New-Orleans c. 
Greenville c. 
Knoxville c. 
Transvlvania U. 
ObioU. 
Cincinnati c. 



Where located, tJSi 



Brunswick, Me. 
Waterville, Me. 
Hanover, N. H. 
Burlington, Vt. 
Middleburj', Vt, 
Cambridge, Ms. 
Williamst'n, Ms. 
Amherst, Mass. 
Providence, R. I. 
New-Haven, Ct. 
Schenect'y, N. Y 
Clinton, N. Y. 
New-York city, 
Staten Is!. N. Y. 
Princeton, N. J. 
Philadelphia, 
Carlisle, Pa. 
Canonsburg, Pa. 
W^ashington, Pa. 
Meadviile, Pa. 
Baltimore, Md. 
Baltimore, Md. 
Baltimore, Md. 
Annapolis, do. 
Georget'n, D. C, 
Wash'ton, D. C 
Will'sburg, Va. 
Prin.Edw. co. do 
Lexington, do 
Albemarle co. 
Chapel Hill, N.C 
Columbia, S. C, 
Athens, Geo. 
N. Orleans, Loo. 
Greene co. Tenn. 
Knoxville, do. 
Lexington, Ky. 
Athens, Ohio, 
Cincinaati, do. 





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179^ 


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27 


1818 


44 


138 


1769 


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40 


1791 


26 


87 


1800 


69 


302 


1638 


13 


79 


1793 


- . 


98 


. - 


34 


167 


1764 


77 


371 


1700 


77 


234 


1794 


2S 


107 


1812 


22 


140 


1754 


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1817 


39 


148 


1738 


26 


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7 


76 


1783 


17 


82 


1801 




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100 


1802 




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10 


1817 




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1812 




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1804 




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1807 




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1784 




. . 


1781 




61 


1821 




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1691 




- - 


1774 




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1801 




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1817 


27 


165 


1789 


22 


100 


1801 


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119 


1785 


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1794 


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18 


1821 


28 


121 


1798 


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No. pf 

vol- 
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1 2,000t 
l.OC-O ! 
2,000 K 

26,000 f- 
1,500 
l,300t 
7.500t 

isiooot 

9.000 
2,000 
4,000 

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3,000 
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CONTENTS OF THE APPENDIX. 

Page. 
f aBle I. Squai-e miles, papulation, manufactures and 

valuation of United States, .... 313 

II, Free blacks, slaes, and whites of U. S. in 1820, - 314 

III. Number of persons engaged in agriculture, 

commerce, and manufactures, ... 315 

IV. Exports and shipoing of each Stale, - - 316 
V. Increase and decrease of Exports, . - . 317 

VI. Tonnage of the United States, 317 

VII. Receipts of the Treasury from 1789 to 1815, - 318 

VIII. Expenditures from 1789 to 1815, - - - - 318 

IX. Receipts and Exjenditures during the war, - 319 

X. Of the Post-Oftice Establishment, - - - 319 

XI. Expense of building, &ic. vessels of war, - - 320 

XII. Alumni, &i.c. of the principal colleges, - - - 320 

XIII. Distances of principal cities in U. S. from each other, 321 

VI V. Latitudes and longitudes of principal places in U . S. 322 

XV. List of Colleges in U. States, . . . , 323^ 



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